Hello, I am also interested in this topic. I wrote another e-mail to the support which I also cite here for everyones information:
Hello Soundcore support,
I know this topic is not new for you and i am beware of this community thread too. My question on this is a bit different.
Current State
I have two versions of the Q30 here. The first one is out of an older charge with the ability to use ANC when wired. The second one was bought 2 months ago for my wife and do not have the ability to use ANC when wired, which is a real pity. Anyways…
Comparison
I have compared the two headphones with respect to wired ANC. The manuals of both Q30s say that there are two modes to power them on:
- Hold power button 3s, which will only power on the head phones without bluetooth.
- Hold power button 5s, which will start bluetooth for pairing.
This was working for my old Q30 but since the last firmware update it is not working anymore. No matter how long i press the power button, the headphones always end up in pairing mode with bluetooth turned on. The new Q30 showed this behaviour from the beginning. As the support has stated previously, the chip manufacturer turned off the using of wired ANC with bluetooth. But what about using wired ANC without bluetooth? Here is the thing: When my old Q30 are powered on and a wire them, they automatically power off and power on again without bluetooth, making it possible to use wired ANC. But this does not happen with the new Q30.
So here is my technical question: Is the ANC part of the chip hard-wired with the power state of the bluetooth module so it is even with a firmware update not possible to power the new Q30s on without bluetooth to use wired ANC?
Greetings