I am sure many MacRumors forum members understand that lithium ion batteries degrade over time. Those of us with AirPods I feel are acutely aware of this. And then there is of course the issue of one AirPod draining significantly faster than the other. I was under the impression that I have been experiencing this difference in draining. I would be able to watch about an hour of video before I would hear the low battery tone.
In my case, my left AirPod will drop to 10% while the right AirPod is somewhere around 50%. Pretty significant difference. I attributed this to just the microphone being used on the left side more often than the right (even though I have it set to auto). Tonight I heard the tone and placed my airpods back in the case. I snapped the lid closed when curiosity struck. I immediately pulled one AirPod out to see the battery level of each individual AirPod. No more than five seconds had passed. To my astonishment, both airpods were almost at the exact same battery level.
TLDR: My question then for all of you: Do the AirPods charge THAT fast or could it be that there is a problem with how the left AirPod is reporting its remaining charge? Both AirPods have unfortunately been dropped several times, while in and out of the charging case. I wonder if this could play a factor. Then I wondered if I should be worried about tiny lithium ion batteries exploding in my ears, but that’s a topic for another time.
In my case, my left AirPod will drop to 10% while the right AirPod is somewhere around 50%. Pretty significant difference. I attributed this to just the microphone being used on the left side more often than the right (even though I have it set to auto). Tonight I heard the tone and placed my airpods back in the case. I snapped the lid closed when curiosity struck. I immediately pulled one AirPod out to see the battery level of each individual AirPod. No more than five seconds had passed. To my astonishment, both airpods were almost at the exact same battery level.
TLDR: My question then for all of you: Do the AirPods charge THAT fast or could it be that there is a problem with how the left AirPod is reporting its remaining charge? Both AirPods have unfortunately been dropped several times, while in and out of the charging case. I wonder if this could play a factor. Then I wondered if I should be worried about tiny lithium ion batteries exploding in my ears, but that’s a topic for another time.