That’s the main issue with so many different things. People not understanding that there’s a chain of command pretty much at any company. These people on the phone have very limited knowledge and are low-paid professionals in most cases. They have pages with instructions on their computer screens in front of them. They have no engineer knowledge whatsoever. They can only create a ticket of an issue/inquiry and pass it along to the right person/team. Most of the time they just say the exact same phrases they are instructed to say and looking into that and analyzing that info is a waste of time.
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Condensation in AirPods Max after long usage
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Sounds fine. 
Plus I have AppleCare, just had never seen so much moisture in there before.
Plus I have AppleCare, just had never seen so much moisture in there before.
I’ve also noticed that some moisture builds up on my drivers as well. It’s so faint that I can see it only under bright light and really looking for it. What I also noticed is that it evaporates almost right away. After a minute it’s already all gone. Of course, it also depends on the amount of it.
You think your headphones don’t have that? You just can’t see into the cups. I’m pretty sure it’s the same with the most closed back headphones.
Hey man, if you can poke us back with any updates regarding this. I have condensation issues on my side too... ANC/Transparency button stopped working, it would sometimes switch modes on/off on its own at times, then had difficulties connecting and detecting when they are wore in head, then stopped emitting any sort of sound.
I received an express replacement pair today and it’s of course working like the original pair was working on day one, however I’m worried about two things: 1. Apple charging me or voiding me the replace because of it being “water damage” even though I put them nowhere near water. 2. This happening again later on this new pair.
A shame because I seriously like these headphones, best pair I have ever had in my lifetime convenience, ease of use, quality, integration, etc... I’m no audio nor headphone expert though.
I think your first pair was just a faulty unit to begin with.
Most closed back headphones would have moisture inside to various degrees. I don’t think Apple would void warranty based on that.
Just enjoy your replacement and stop worrying about the Internet sensationalisms.
It was close to $900 CAD (which is even worse because the average salaries here are even less than in the US dollar for dollar... double whammy) for me plus Apple care and they basically died. Probably because of this condensation thing I realize today... that would be bad.
There you go, tested for all of you in a similar situation ?
I want them to work though, I would love it for it to be an isolated incident because I... seriously... liked’em
In that case, during their supposed 3+ years in the making they didn’t hit these problems?
You are right... I saw this message late, was already in worried mode with a couple more replies without having the actual resolution yet on the returned item.
Thanks for bringing reason by the way, will make sure to post back here
Will make sure to update back here if anything worthy to share happens.
what problems? if you sweat or cause condensation in these, you would cause condensation in any closed back over ear headphones. So take your moist bois back to earbuds and move on.
Just get AppleCare + with them. That way you’ll have an extra year and up to 4 accidental damages covered.
I doubt this condensation will damage them. I’ve already posted twice about my story with an old pair of wired Bose NC headphones. I abused them in every possible way by running and working out in them for years. The sweat eventually ruined the cushion pads, but the drivers never stopped working.
All these headphones are designed with this in mind.
If by any chance you got issues down the line do let us know. I had some anc button issues that slowly degraded over days to a fully non-functional headphone, but as other commenters corrected me later on, I might have just had a legit faulty unit, but there’s always that lingering left over doubt. Luckily I got Apple Care from day one and a replacement unit was sent, received and back to epic sounding bites.Sounds fine.
Plus I have AppleCare, just had never seen so much moisture in there before.
I have finally gone through the whole thread... you and kirk.vino among others got some solid points, especially concluding that condensation is probably the least of the things to worry about. I have definitely over-reacted as I went through a replacement cycle.
Bear in mind that I had similar issues with Powerbeats 2 and Beats X (but after over a year of use and under serious exercise sweating, one side stopped working on one and the other stopped charging). Didn’t happen with a set of AirPods Pro with which I do serious exercises with too (these ones have set such a high satisfaction that are in huge part the reason I went for the APMs).
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Just skim through the first few pages. This is how it started. Some random dude claiming keyboard sounds weird. What a rash overreaction to what I can only describe as forum-sensationalism, wouldn't you agree? And everybody was like "blah, blah, keyboards have been around forever, since before you were born, Apple will surely know how to make one".
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So please don't tell me I'm overreacting when I see water all around delicate electronic parts on a device, which is not supposed to be water resistant.
Time will tell who was right. But again - this time it won't be my money (and time) on the line. It's true headphones are not such a dealbreaker as laptops, but still. And same as with keyboards... this will take quite some time. Months, maybe even a year, before this amount of water would do some permanent damage. Just in time for the warranty to run out.
In regards to the mesh. I'm pretty sure this is for dust and droplets. Won't do anything for condensation. Some basic physics here, please. Water is not in a liquid state, but gas, before it condenses.
You do realise that you are in danger of talking common sense and you know that is dangerous on any Internet forum. Any rational, knowledge based argument that offers structure, valid use-cases and a degree of expertise is always going to take second place to a social media based knee jerk reaction.
Do not let facts get in the way of a good conspiracy theory.
Now take your logical and intelligent argument somewhere else, where it can be equally ignored and ridiculed.
Why on earth does anyone want to hear your sensible approach?
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Maybe i would use a hairdryer on low temperature with not too heavy blowing, but honestly i dont know if it’s a good solution
My mistake, there is one image that shows the moisture on the driver and that could be a potential issue.
I'm curious if the Apple Warranty or Apple Care warranty cover liquid damage, if they don't then it might not be ideal for everyone.
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