Parrot Zik App For Mac
Trying on Parrot’s new Zik 3 headphones is like being swaddled in expensive upholstery. The wireless headphones’ plush exterior feels soft in your hand and fits snugly over your ears. Then Parrot’s new automatic noise canceling software kicks in and the outside world is muted before you start listening to whatever music you prefer. But in the same way that a treacherously squashy sofa can trap the unwary, the Zik 3 can be difficult to get full control over. Can too much comfort be a bad thing?
Like previous Zik headphones, the Zik 3s have a capacitive panel on the right earpiece that allows you to control your music by swiping backwards and forward to skip tracks, up and down to change the volume, and tapping to play and pause. But these are gestures that work best with smooth glass, and controlling the Ziks can be frustrating. Compared to the Beats Solo, for example, which has tangible controls built into the earpiece, swiping feels a little sloppy. It's understandable that Parrot wouldn’t want to interrupt the clean, flowing Philippe Starck-design of the Zik 3s by incorporating buttons, but the company has sacrificed functionality for looks somewhat.
The Parrot Zik app will automatically measure the level of noise around in your surroundings. If there’s a low level of noise, all is good. But when noise spikes, the app will kick in, immediately cancelling out noises that could distract you from your music, audiobook, or phone call.
Parrot's smartwatch app for Apple Watch and Android Wear lets you control your music and tweak audio settings.
But, of course, the headphones do have other options for playback, including new apps for both the Apple Watch and Android Wear. Like Parrot’s smartphone and tablet apps, this software allows you impressive control over the audio you’re listening to. You can recreate various acoustics, from a concert hall to a jazz club, and precisely tune the audio with a five-band, full-parametric equalizer. Parrot provides a wealth of presets for this, but users can also set their own.
- Brings a lot of the functionality that you buy Zik headphones for to your Mac. Only two things separating this from 5 stars. First is that the app has to be running in the dock for the icon to appear in the menu bar. Most of the time I just want to quickly know the percentage of charge of the headphones.
- A Mac interface for Zik Headphones View on GitHub Download v0.46-alpha.zip. Welcome to Parrot Status! This all started out when my iPhone got broken and I had a flight to catch. I found myself unable to modify my headphone and scoured the web looking for a desktop app for my Mac.
- Download Parrot Zik for Android to use the Parrot Zik application to easily modify the configuration and settings of your Parrot Zik headset (2.0 and 3).
Up to 18 hours of battery life
The company boasts that the new Ziks are entirely wireless. Not only can you listen to music via Bluetooth connection (alternatively, you can use a headphone jack or USB port), but you can also charge them wirelessly too. The company’s new Qi wireless charger is a slim oval that you sit an earpiece on 'like a pillow for your headphones.' Parrot says that other Qi wireless chargers will work just as well, with the Zik 3s running for six to seven hours on full whack, or up to 18 hours if you’re listening to music quietly or just using the noise cancellation feature. However, the Zik 3’s 830 mAh battery is also removable, meaning users can carry spares. Testing out the full capacity of this battery life — as well as the extent of Parrot's 30 decibel noise-canceling tech — will have to wait for a full review.
It's clear, though, that Parrot is continuing to evolve the Zik range, which it says has sold more than 250,000 units in the last three years. The first Zik headphones (unveiled in 2012) were massive, arty cans, while their successors introduced the slimmed down style seen in the Zik 3s. Although Parrot's headphones may have a reputation as specialist hardware, this latest pair could break into the mainstream. Consumers have warmed to the idea of headphones as statement accessories in recent years, and Parrot’s design and build quality is outstanding. Of course, quality doesn’t come cheap, and although there’s no exact information on availability or pricing (the company is still deciding whether or not to bundle in the wireless charger), you shouldn't expect to pay less than €299 ($333) for the Zik 3s.
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This app is not designed for ZIK 3 and is a waste of time unless you have a first generation. Please update the app profile to reflect this. Let me know when you've found time to make the app work...
17 June 2017
Works as it should. Though not for Zik 2.0 or 3.0!
1 May 2017
Easy to configure my head cans with this app.
4 February 2017
Doesn't work with Zik 3
Parrot Zik Drivers Windows 10
27 December 2016
Parrot Zik Software Update
The headset is great with the phone app, not so much with the computer. Very disappointed, why not just update the app to be compatible with the newest technology?
18 December 2016
Doesn't work with zik 2
11 October 2016
I installed but it does not Recognize the head set . . ,
30 September 2016
Just got an answer from Parrot why this isn't connecting to my Zik2: 'Parrot Audio Suite is only compatible with the Parrot Zik (First edition), there is actually no compatible application which allow you to use the noise cancellation with your computer.' Sad.
Parrot Zik App For Macbook
26 August 2016
Won't connect or work with Parrot Zik 3. Emails to technical support have gone unanswered. Thankfully within return window for these $400 headphones- will be returning soon. Parrot seems more interested in selling drones than supporting their headphones. Skype won't recognize these as a headset either which makes them useless for business users. Was hoping this application would fix that. It is a pity as the Zik 3 is so close to the perfect device for music and telephony, and Parrot appears to not want to invest a little more in support for the Windows application or integration with Skype. It's like running 26 miles in a marathon to only stop and not finish the remaining one-fifth mile….
Parrot Zik Update
22 July 2016
Pleasantly surprised that what I had used on the phone is on Windows 10, thanks! Also discovered more things that can be manipulated in the 'room' settings, nice! A bit more guidance on that feature would have been nice though, I use the room settings for year thinking only the speaker angle was changeable, not true!