just out of curiosity,
Was it nura which wanted to have the TWS as a subscription service for 5 bucks a month and your TWS would stop working if you stopped paying ?
yes, there's news about that, apparently it's for a product called Nurabuds, different from the Nuratrue
https://www.engadget.com/nura-nurabuds-subscription-wireless-earbuds-132117967.html