First off, earbuds are a must have for me. I use them daily to take calls, listen to music and watch videos. I don’t like to have a phone held to my head or to be attached by a headphone wire. With that being said they have to sound good, have reliable connectivity, and be comfortable. The design of the Bose earbuds is incredible. They are the most comfortable headsets I have ever worn. They lay gently on your ear and are secured to your ear by wrapping around the edge of your ear. In the past, I have always been afraid to wear my expensive headphones in certain places for fear that one would fall and I would not be able to get it back. With the Bose Ultra Open Earbuds, I can jump, run, and move my head all around without them budging. The carry case is also very nice. It has a magnetic connection to the earbuds so you know they are attached and charging properly. Also, just like you would expect from any Bose product, the sound is clear, crisp, and customizable. The mobile application allows you to customize the sound settings using an equalizer. There you can intensify or reduce the Bass and Treble. Calls are sharp as well. I can hear the caller clearly and the caller has no issues hearing me. The only thing I think would improve the product is the pass-off between device to device. To move from device to device, I have to disconnect the earbuds under the settings on one device to connect them to the other. It seems to recognize it is connected to another device and won’t connect to a new one until it is released from the other. Other devices I’ve used automatically connect once the Bluetooth connection has been activated. Other than that, these earbuds have stayed true to the Bose brand of excellent quality and I love having them.

Purchased in October. The sound is great for listening to music. Ease of use great, fit great, look excellent. However, I had a hard time hearing when someone called. Received a replacement, the phone volume was up as loud as it would go. Same thing. Lovely design but I need to be able to hear my phone calls as well as my music.

I've been using this product for at least a month now and I love them! The only earbuds I had used before were Apple Airpods, and I rarely used them. I liked being wired because the airpods didn't fit well in my ears, and especially did not fit well when working out--they'd fall out. These earbuds barely moved during an outdoor run, and they sit comfortably in my ears. I love Bose headphones overall, and like the variety of modes with this one, it's like having surround sound when listening to music.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I bought the Bose Ultra Open Ear Buds about a month ago, and I am not pleased at all with their performance. I can barely hear the music when there is background noise around. When I 'm in a super-silent area, I have to turn the volume all the way to the maximum setting to enjoy the music at a reasonable level.

Love them so far! I will get lots of use out of them when good weather sets in as I walk over 3-4 miles daily. I like to listen to my music but my wired earbuds were always falling out and not fit right. I have bought several Bose items and have not been disappointed yet.

I had such high expectations for these because of brand name and high price. I love how comfortable they are. I don't even feel them and can wear all day. Sound is good but microphone is terrible. Anyone I speak to says I sound far away or like I'm in a bucket. Will have to return them

Firstly, this is a great product. I don't like most earbuds because they cause discomfort over time, get earwax on them, etc. The way these sit on your ears is creative and comfortable - I never feel any pain or discomfort at all, no matter how long I wear them, and sometimes I even forget that I AM wearing them! And the unique design doesn't compromise the sound quality (which is excellent). I like the Immersive Audio setting that these come with - it literally makes it sound like your audio is coming from the real world around you. Sometimes at work I have to check that the audio is coming out of the buds and not directly from my phone! When you turn your head to the side, the audio sounds like it is coming from the direction you were just facing. This is a fun and, well, immersive feature. The battery life is very good and the charge time is short, so even if I'm listening to music or podcasts all day at work, I can usually get through the day on a single charge or, at most, I'll need to put the buds in their charging case for a few minutes. They are very reliable - I had a few connection issues early on (like only one earbud would be recognized by my phone) but since then they've been great and I have never gotten frustrated with their connectivity, quality, or performance. One thing to note is that the earbuds don't seem to ever turn 'off' unless they are in their charging case. A few features are either half-baked or missing. For example, I would really like an audio battery indicator, which my previous pair of Bose earbuds had - I could click a button on one earbud and it would say "Battery 90%" or whatever number. The biggest letdown is that these earbuds have customizable "Modes" and "Shortcuts" that sound amazing but both are actually very limited in how you can use them. From what I can tell, Modes are functionally identical to the Immersive Audio options, literally the only way to customize Modes is choosing which Immersive Audio option you want. Why is this two different settings? Shortcuts had a ton of potential - each earbud has a button and you can customize what they do individually! But there only seem to be four options, which are 1. Cycle Modes, 2. Change Immersive Audio (again, these are functionally the same exact thing since all Modes do is choose which Immersive Audio setting you want), 3. Switch Bluetooth Device, and 4. Access Phone's Voice Assistant. It seems like there were really good ideas here that just weren't developed enough to be super useful compared to earbuds without these features. One other feature that could be improved is the earbuds' audio control. You can change your volume by tapping then holding either earbud's button, but this makes it difficult to know what volume level you're going to get. How long should I hold it to get the desired volume level? I have no idea, even after a few weeks of using these daily. It would be nice to be able to change the volume in individual increments, which would provide much more control and consistency to the user. I often find it more useful to just pull out my phone and adjust the audio level there. For people like me who have tinnitus and sleep with earbuds listening to ocean or space or rain soundtracks, be aware that these buds aren't great for side sleepers. The audio only comes through when they're in a very particular position in the ear, which is not a problem whatsoever during normal use but can become an issue when your head is laying on a pillow. Despite my criticisms, like I said at the start this is a great product. Uniquely comfortable, great sound, great battery life, reliable performance, and easy to get used to - if you're having trouble figuring the best way to get them to sit on your ear, just keep trying and give it a few days! I figured out pretty quickly what works best fornme. Overall I'm happy with the product.

I prefer this offering over the over the ear open ear buds. Much more comfortable, excellent sound quality, premium feel, app is easy to use. I like the we amd immersive audio features. At first, I did not like them, but after trying the other brands, I felt that these were the best product for what I do with exercising , leisure listening, and work.

I’ve been using these for two or three months now, while walking in the neighborhood and on trails in the surrounding hills. Sound is excellent, and the open design lets me hear things going on around me. Battery life has been more than adequate. I’m surprised at how secure and yet comfortable these are. I have no worries about losing them, and they are so light and comfortable it is easy to forget I am wearing them. If I could change one thing, I’d make it so that the driver can be set just a little closer to the ear, or be able to modify the sound balance from one side to the other to help offset a mild hearing loss in one ear.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I love these earbuds. I don’t know what’s up with my ears but no regular ear buds will stay in my ears for any amount of time. The grip on these is firm but comfortable. I love being able to hear my surroundings and still enjoy amazing sound quality. At higher volumes, I can’t hear any normal sounds around me but any sudden loud sound is evident. They’re really nice for my runs. I can also use them while I’m running around the house getting tasks done. They’re loud enough that I can enjoy my podcasts in my kid-filled house, but I don’t have to pause when my kids come asking questions.