Any wired earphones that don't insert into my ear canal, just the gentle contact like Apple Earpods, but with working buttons?
They don't need to be brilliant, just decent enough.
The ear canal tip part is a huge contributor to what makes good sound possible on ear-bud style headphones. So with that in mind, earpods are likely pretty close to as good as you can get with that style of earphone, and will have working buttons. So I guess if, as you say, "they don't need to be brilliant": why not just earpods?
If you're looking for better quality than that, without them actually going into your ears, you're gonna be looking at over-ear headphones as another commenter has said
Buttons of Apple's earpods don't work anywhere else but on Apple products.
Ahh was that what you meant by buttons working
I believe adapters exist that convert apple's proprietary button signalling (sorta CTIA) to OMTP which I think is what everything else uses.
If you don't mind going via a USB-C dongle, I believe you can plug earpods into the apple 3.5mm to USB-C dongle and it'll work completely on any device
Shokz OpenFit seems to be a good fit.
I can’t speak for this model but I’m in my second pair of their bone conducting ones and at least I can say that as a company they are legit.
Aren't those wireless?
Ah sorry, I missed that requirement. Yes, they are wireless.
have you considered bone induction headphones so you don't have to insert ?
What is their sound quality like?
Not as good as over or in ear, but serviceable. On the other hand they're way more comfortable IMO. You can also wear them with ear plugs, which can be an added plus depending on your use case.
Venture Electronics - Monk. I found them to be very comfortable and the sound quality is great for the price.
Why not Over-ears instead of In-ears?
My head gets fried with all that heat and weight.
Even with something like koss portapro, or sportapro? I'm a sweaty, sensitive skinned bugger, and I can wear those for hours with no irritation. Youd have to check what kind of controls they have on the model that is miked for that specific brand, but lightweight on-ear headphones with controls definitely exist, and tend to be similarly comfortable for long use.
Which, in responding to your comment rather than making a comment the the post because there aren't any brands I've run across that do what you ask. Only no-name ebay stuff that ships from China from sellers that disappear every month or two. Aliexpress has the same stuff, but I don't use it, so I can't help there.
My wife prefers the apple style buds too, and finding a set that works on her tablet ended up being fruitless in terms of anything that can be named, and they're utter junk when you find them on ebay, but they're cheap.
Why not EarPods?
Buttons are propietary, they don't work anywhere else but iPhones.
Oh, I didn’t realize you wanted them for something other than an iPhone.