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Man open-sources the self-repairable AirPods Pro case that Apple won’t make::The AirPods Pro "could have been easily made repairable with minimal effort."

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[–] Okalaydokalay@lemm.ee 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It’s honestly great, but the last two AirPods I have had had the earbuds’ battery go out before the case’s battery did. I tried fixing the earbuds’ battery at home and it was a complete mess of glue and ribbon cable hanging out. I wish someone had a viable solution for those. I loved my AirPods but the battery dying as quick as it did was enough for me to never buy more.

[–] miked@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I used The Swap Club to replace my wife's AirPods about six months ago but since then they always seem sold out.

[–] LifeInOregon@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

My wife and I each swapped pairs of the original AirPods. It turned out to be a very positive experience all around.

[–] Okalaydokalay@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That’s a pretty awesome site. Would be nice to still have a DIY method, but this seems to work too. Though most of their selection seems to be out of stock. Wonder if that’s an all the time thing or if I just happened to come across this at a bad time.

[–] miked@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I've checked a few times since using them and they are always out. They used to have a listing for Pro as well but that is gone.

[–] NightOwl@lemmy.one 9 points 1 year ago

Yeah, it's one of those tech that just feels way too disposable in design despite what their cost would imply, which scares me off from them.