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bova80

macrumors 6502a
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Jul 8, 2008
581
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Pittsburgh, PA
Anyone else have an issue with the tips coming off too easy? On my right one it feels almost impossible to take it off, almost as if you will surely break it. Now the left one, I can basically push it off with one finger. It seems like one side of the tip is not securing snuggly. Probably have to schedule appointment for Apple store.
 

Pug72

macrumors 68020
Mar 18, 2012
2,288
2,249
England
Make sure you line the oval shape up correctly, once clicked into place they won't come off without a significant tug.

Apologies if you have pushed on correctly, if so....yeah faulty tip or pod.
 

bova80

macrumors 6502a
Original poster
Jul 8, 2008
581
33
Pittsburgh, PA
Yeah I have them lined up and everything. They are snug on the one, but the other comes off with very little pressure. It came off in my ear the one day and I thought it was going to get stuck in there, haha. I'll report back what they say at Apple today.
 
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awyeah

macrumors newbie
Jan 29, 2012
2
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This happened to me after I had swapped the tips out a few times. Fortunately it appears the damage was to the tip and not the airpod itself.

I went to the apple store and got a new pair of tips for $4.
 

bova80

macrumors 6502a
Original poster
Jul 8, 2008
581
33
Pittsburgh, PA
so after taking them to Apple on Monday they are going to replace the left airpod. They had to order it in since they are so new, so I'm waiting for that to do the swap.
 
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Petrophas

macrumors member
Dec 4, 2018
92
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Surprising, I thought they would just replace the tips. Were all the tips in the box coming loose or just the one?
 
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