Airpods are the most unreliable apple product I have ever owned.

[Mellofello808]

I am now on my 4th pair of airpods.

My 3 previous ones all had multiple replacements under warranty, but like an idiot I didnt buy apple care.

Bought the pros 4 months ago. Already had both pods replaced since they both broke in different ways.

Now I am waiting for another case, since nothing I do can get it to go into pairing mode.

I do use my airpods more than your average user, but it is ridiculous how fast they break.

/rant.

 

[TiggrToo]

I am now on my 4th pair of airpods.

My 3 previous ones all had multiple replacements under warranty, but like an idiot I didnt buy apple care.

Bought the pros 4 months ago. Already had both pods replaced since they both broke in different ways.

Now I am waiting for another case, since nothing I do can get it to go into pairing mode.

I do use my airpods more than your average user, but it is ridiculous how fast they break.

/rant.

Really don't get how unlucky some folk are.

My gen 1 Airpods are still usable, albeit battery life is but an hour or so. Meanwhile my Pros seem be be just fine after 2 months.

Wife's in the same position.

That said, we both have AC on the pro's because you never know...

 

[Sikh]

Can you share how they all broke? my first gen airpods from launch day in 2016 are STILL going and for the last year they have been abused because I use them as my disc golf / activity pair. So every day for about an hour to hour and half they deal with sweat, sometimes taking a nasty fall if im wiping my head / ears from sweat, etc and they are STILL going even thou they only last 45 minutes now.

My 2nd gen's that I bought launch day get used for work and meetings, still giving me about 5 hours of battery life and going like a champ.

My pro's from launch day havent had a single issue besides the firmware that ruined NC for a bit and now its back to almost normal. They get used about 3-4 hours a day for music and what not. Anything that is not sweaty activity like biking or disc golfing. Still no issues with them. My other half's pair is a bit newer but they haven't had any problems with theirs either and they use them ALL the time.

Definitely curious what your issues with the pro's are. I have friends that have real bad luck with technology and their airpods are the best thing they own but have had very weird software issues with iphones that even i dont understand how they happen

 

[perezr10]

To be fair, earphones and headphones tend to be a very short life span product anyway. Before buying Apple earphones I considered all headphones disposable because they rarely lasted more than a year if I used them frequently. If I bought real expensive ones, I only used them on special occasions.

 

[jwip]

Just got my first pair, deal with a laptop and so far Im liking them. Though I keep hearing stories since I got them about issues which has me worried now. Thinking about getting protection

 

[Fusionskies]

I'm feel I am very lucky.
I have a 1st gen pair (although from 2018), and they have served me very well.
I use them pretty much every day from anywhere between 30 mins - 2 hours +.
I've dropped them countless times and they are still working well.
The battery life is still around 3.5 - 4 hours per bud, although I am looking to get some pros soon.