Nothing makes some of the best budget-friendly earbuds with high-end features, including seamless connection with your PC via Microsoft Swift Pair. However, as with most TWS, they cannot be controlled directly from your PC. Unless you keep your phone nearby, you’re stuck with the default settings. But there’s a new unofficial app that allows you to control your Nothing Buds directly from your web browser, and I can’t believe how good it is.
So What is this Mysterious Tool?
The tool in question is called Ear (web) and it is made by Nothing community member RapidZapper. This is a port of their Ear (PC) app that came out more than a year ago. It essentially allows you to control all aspects of your Nothing buds like switching between different noise modes and equalizer settings from the web.
The developer shared a post on X talking about the new web application, and how the PC app was limited to only Windows, so Linus and macOS users felt left out. Not to mention that installing the app had its own set of issues that the web application doesn’t carry over. It works with all Chromium browsers like Google Chrome, Brave, Microsoft Edge, and Arc.
Easy to Connect and Use
You would think that you need to go through some complicated mumbo jumbo to connect and use this Ear (web) app, and that’s exactly what I thought. But it was surprising to me to find out how easy it is to use. If you are reading this, then you already know how to pair your buds with your desktop. So the next step is to open the browser and visit the Ear (web) page (website).
Now click on Connect and select your earbuds model. That’s it! You are good to go. You don’t need to sign in or grant any unnecessary permissions. Furthermore, you can seamlessly start using all the web options available to control your Nothing buds. Though you might have noticed that some older models are not present here like the original Nothing Ear 1, Nothing Ear Stick, and the CMF Buds Pro.
Control Everything From One Place
From the get-go, you have all the controls that you would get in the official companion app. You can check your earbuds’ battery level, and switch between “Adaptive” mode, ANC, and transparency. There are also options for switching between different equalizer settings, but you cannot create your custom EQ. It also does not transfer over your custom presets because it is unrelated to the official X app. It even lets you ring your buds in case you lose them.
You can also turn on Low Latency Mode and In Ear Detection from here. And as much as I’ve used it, I’ve had no problems with any of the settings I just discussed above. I would go so far as to claim that the experience is comparable to the official app. There is little to no delay when switching between different noise modes.
However, the only issue that I have noticed is that when you minimize your browser window, the web app seems to disconnect from your buds, and you might have to connect then again. This has happened to me about five times while writing this article. It is annoying, but nothing that is unfixable.
Some of my co-workers who use Nothing earbuds knew about the application and had used it long before it landed on the web. They can’t stop praising it, and I get why. Even though I don’t use Nothing TWS myself, this app alone has made me reconsider my choice, as I prioritize interconnectivity quite a lot and often listen to podcasts while working.
So for anyone out there who has not tried this Ear (web) app, I highly recommend you to give it a try, and I am sure, it is going to be an instant bookmark on your browser. It is a utility that I wonder why Nothing didn’t think of earlier, and I wish we could have had something like this from the very beginning. Have you tried this web application? Let us know in the comments section below.
