“I get that Apple is trying to be clever and anticipate your moves, which I genuinely appreciate, but when it gets in the way it’s annoying.”
AirPods jump to the iPhone you only unlocked to check something. They chime as if connected when they aren’t. They stay in low-quality call mode after the call ends. “It just works” is a marketing line, and anyone who wears them all day has a list like this one.