With the announcement of AirPods Pro, I feel like we need to establish some sort of ‘Apple Expenditure Support Group’. I don’t wish to be consumerist and splash cash but the temptation is great.
@martinfeld I am glad I had to replace my gen 1s a couple weeks ago, otherwise I’d be tempted. TBH, with myself, I don’t really need noise cancelling earbuds either.
@martinfeld @ronguest I'm assuming my current issues are with the batteries on my gen 1 pods. I've had them since they launched here so perhaps it is to be expected...but I don't like the idea of replacing my headphones every few years. Also I'll add that I really love the fit of Airpods and worry that the rubber tip (which I usually have issues with) would ruin how comfortable they are.
@martinfeld Yes, it seemed to be the batteries. Even though they would show as fully charged they would die quickly an ungracefully. And the right one held much less of a charge than the left. Couldn’t even make it through a short phone call.
@ChrisJWilson I have the same sort of feeling about replacement. But TBH, at least for my household, corded ones have to be replaced even more often. Still AirPods aren’t cheap. I will feel a lot more comfortable when AirPod and Apple Watch batteries can remain solidly functional up to 5 years.
@ChrisJWilson My issue with the first generation is the left seems to have battery but cuts out after a few minutes. I did temporarily lose it for a month last year, but it continued working fine until a few weeks ago. Right bud works great still. I usually only have one in so battery doesn't bother me.
@amongthestones I have something kind of similar where one or both will suddenly die unexpectly. Popping them back in the charging case usually revives them though. I have noticed it happens more when I'm outside and there are certain locations where it happens more so I almost wonder if some signal affects them...but it's probably just the battery.
@ronguest Mine never got that level but yes, the right one lost charge more quickly than the left too!