Why AirPods Die So Fast
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- AirPods are the most popular headphones on the planet. But since their release, they’ve been plagued by a technical issue that causes them to die faster than users expect. And it has everything to do with their batteries...
My gen 2s charge like the speed of sound and last for hours
Same idk what people are talking about
Wait for 2 years max it will start to show.
Edit: I’m a heavy user, 75% volume, all features turned on, use too much times a day. I have the OG AirPods with no battery age optimization features. Got it in 2019, Now it’s so weak, can’t even use it for 1.5 hour.
Meanwhile, I have a AirPods Pro which I bought October of last year, it has battery age optimization feature (stops charge at 80%) etc, so it doesn’t get weaker like my last one. Still after 1 year, I only get 4 hours instead of 5.
It really depends on your use case and the max volume u put and ANC (I use ambient mode, most). Most companies advertise max listening time at 50% volume, Apple is the most efficient one.
@@kpsayyed84 2 years of usage and still great.
Same
@@joelaggrey9160 that’s good to hear. But still, I’m waiting for the new AirPods Pro to come out, the rumored one without the stem. This one fits so well, I’m anxious if next one without stem falls off easily
I have the 1st Gen Airpods and they are still going strong. I have definitely noticed a change in battery overall life, but they still function and last quite a bit before i need to charge. I do plan on getting the airpod pro's very soon though.
It’s easy to find them on discount since they are pretty old now. Either buy them on discount or wait till the end of next year when 2nd gen Pros are supposedly being released
In fact AirPods Pro last less time and if you use the transparency or noise cancellation modes, that’ll consume a bit more. If you don’t mind losing those features, I’d recommend going for the less expense I’ve AirPods 3rd gen. But they still hold up pretty ngl, at least for their first year of average use.
airpods pro are definitely worth the upgrade
@@carlosasan2604 The AirPods Pro battery life estimate is with ANC/Transparency turned on. This is noted in the fine print on the product information page. If you turn these features off, then you should get longer battery life between charges.
yeah mine goes for a strong 3 hour on full charge
They actually added a feature that watches your charging pattern and optimizes it to reduce the pressure on the battery, same applies to the newer iPhones
Edit: It’s only added to AirPods Pros and 3rd generation AirPods
It’s only available on AirPods Pro and later, no such function on AirPods 1 and 2.
@@rorywalters1614 What about Air Pods 3?
@@rorywalters1614 oh, I got the pros and in the settings it told me about that so I thought it applied to all AirPods since it’s not really a hardware feature
@@isaaciced 3rd gen has it too.
@Lucas Arcanjo I don’t think so.
Apple could've had their battery supplier make these batteries with terminal contacts so that could easily be changed. They could've made the ends a screw cap so they could be swapped out over time. But they chose to make them disposable and therefore contributing to E-waste. And you know those batteries are going to end up in the landfill because nobody's going to try to extract them!
This would be an amazing feature however I doubt Apple would add this ability because then why would you buy a new AirPods most would keep them 5+ years
LOL where are you gonna buy them at
There is a chinese service who do that. Apple wont change the design because it will affect on the comfortability. Besides, no one cares about battery replacement of such devices. I think airpod max is a better device for changing batteries.
If Apple really wanted, they could do a wonderful job at making stuff beautiful, functional AND repairable at the same time. But their business model rely heavily on making their costumer buy new products every year. When this changes to “keep the costumer for years using our products” maybe we would see some dramatic improvement in repariability
@@Megaaleh thats like chinese phone did. What apple wants is you buy their service which cover the warranty and repair. Apple isnt actually in hardware business
These are an improvement over the 1st gen buds. ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxK5mc3yw4xA7Mf2j6k6n1Uqv_KUgrKdeM Pros: The fit is fantastic. This is the biggest plus. They stay in my ears when running and become unnoticeable. They are tight but comfortable. The sound quality is about the same as the 1st gen buds. They pair more easily with my LG G8 ThinQ and immediately reconnect when removed from the case. The sound balance is excellent, good but not overpowering base and clean mid tones and highs.Cons: The noise cancellation is good but perhaps a little less effective than the Bose ANC on the 1st gen buds. Passthrough mode as not as good as the 1st gen buds making it a little more difficult to hear conversations when in passthrough.
I’ve had my AirPods for about 2 years. They still last for about 1+ week without charging the case. That’s with about 2 hours usage a day. Obviously I know I’m quite a low user of them.
you know I just realised same with mine
Count me in…
I always get high and pass out listening to music. When I wake up they are dead :(
@@OKayD3N umm
@@chillies4156 what?
The longevity of AirPods is the reason why I am still salty over Apple and every other phone maker removing the headphone jack. While AirPods are great and I use them everyday. The battery life degradation and lifespan of those products are pathetic. It’s the reason why I still use wired EarPods every now and then. While they are less convenient while using them, at least they can last a long time. I mean, I had my wired EarPods since 2016 with my 2016 iPhone SE. I’ve gone through two AirPods in that time span.
I know will never add the headphone jack to their iPhones. But they should at least do two things to make the situation better. First, they should have a recycling trade in program for AirPods. So if you need a new pair, just trade in the old one for a new one, get a discount on the new one, and the old one doesn’t become e-waste. Secondly, Apple should adopt USBC on the iPhone. If there’s no headphone jack, USBC is the next best option for a universal standard for wired audio input/output. Also, USBC is more future-proof than the headphone jack because it’s a digital port, rather than analog.
Unless if Apple takes these approaches, I can’t take their vision for a wireless audio future with AirPods and their environmentalism seriously.
Apple does sell lightning earpods which is also lightning so you're good to go. But USB-C will never come to iPhone, so don't hope for it
I'm the opposite - I used to spend £200 on Atomic Floyd Super Dart earphones with Kevlar cable and guess what? The cable snapped after a year through wear and tear. Same with Beats wired earphone at the time. So for me, two years of everyday use for earphones is actually a long life! Walking in the winter with wired earphone is a nightmare - when the wind blows your scarf, they pull on the wire and rip the earphone out of your ear. I never want to go back to cables for street wearing earphones. When my AirPods wear out, i'll hand them in at an Apple Store. Being honest, it's more concerning about the amount of waste that a family throws out x 2 billion every single day from water bottles to cans, food packaging etc. AirPods are small in e waste compared to the millions of DVD cases, BluRays, VHS video tapes that are dumped around the world! Just enjoy your music and AirPods - it's more worrying the billionaires ruining the planet with their space craft and countries in the 1950s, 60s and 70s testing nuclear weapons in the atmosphere. Think about it! Don't waste your beautiful life worrying about something so tiny as a AirPod which in reality, is bringing joy to millions of people every day - may of them doing a low paid, crappy 8+ hour a day job. Let's be grateful for these wonderful inventions and if not, give it away to someone who would truly appreciate it! That's what I do with my few things that I own :)
@@DimitrisSartzetakis lightning is still proprietary. So I can’t use lightning EarPods with anything else except other iPhones. Even iPads are ditching the lightning port, so I can’t use them for iPads. So if Apple is going to continue putting a port on their devices, they should adopt an open standard like USBC. Also. I know USBC on the iPhone is unlikely to happen anytime soon. But I’m still going to criticize it because it’s just a stupid thing to keep around.
@@BarcelonasHotCrowd I’m not saying that AirPods are bad and that I’m not grateful for them. I have AirPods and I do love using them. In fact I use them more than my wired EarPods because they are more convenient while using them. But they’re not flawless, and I want Apple to make them better in their overall life span.
Also, I know that AirPods are small in the amount of e-waste they make up. I know there are bigger issues that can be solved more directly by targeting the rich and power. I mean, 70% of the world’s emissions come from 100 companies. But we can appreciate the tech we have while also acknowledge the faults of the company who made them.
@@Marngel well, those in your position might just have to suck it up and get the headphone Jack to Lightning dongle since that would allow you to use any standard headphones with both your iPhone and other audio devices. But it’s not entirely out of the question for Apple to go USB-C on the iPhone since the EU might force their here.
Apple should just introduce a feature where the earphones chime when they are at 50% so that careful users can put it in case for a couple mins then. And also notify when its at 80-90% so that it doesn't reach full 100%
Yea cus for iPhones, when you have your battery on low power mode, it’ll automatically turn off lower power mode once it reaches 80%, but i agree all generation of AirPods should have this feature toi
They are not gonna do it since people will stop buying more airpods.
This is a stupid idea
@@mechamicro well why do they show battery health for iPhones?
@@denissssss8579 elaborate why... genius
I rarely wear them until fully depleted, so I would love a feature that would let me set the max charge to 80%.
I know apple tried to do this with optimised charging, but my AirPods use is very sporadic, so it doesn't work that well.
Same with iPhone, iPad, etc. they should let us set a max charge if we plan to keep the device for a long time.
I've had my AirPods for a year, and they're still going strong. I don't see the need to upgrade until possibly year 2 with them. I don't use them as much, but the 1st gen is still a superb choice.
But that’s exactly the issue - at up to $300 a pop, I would expect them to last more than 2 years
I’ve somehow had mine almost for 4 years
@@dutsklede9599 That's actually a huge flex lmao. Nice to hear that ! ^-^
Another reason why bigger batteries are always better in almost all tech. My old gaming laptop had like a 4 hour charge. After 2 years it would die so fast. Whereas my current mac has almost 20 hours of battery life if im just doing light tasks, so i very rarely let the laptop go below 30-40%. I can literally use it for days before its at like 30%
What do you use those two things for I wonder?
@@juansymontano ?
@@juansymontano probably gaming
@@rxsesrose6135 He said hes using the mac for light things so im pretty sure he just does school/work stuff on the mac and gaming on another windows pc
i have an asus vivobook, and the battery is literal shit, i had a mac b4 and i could confiently go to school and leave my charger at home. With this one, even tho i like every aspect of it more than my previous Mac, the battery life SUCKS. Literally, not even 4 hours in and im needing the charger, thers not a single day i use it and im not using the charger
Why don’t they give you the option of the charge alert going off at 40% and the charge stopping at 80%?
Why would they increase their product own life span when they can kill it off fast so customer go buy a new one?
@@giyu7667 ok lets get your stupidity out the way first, apple literally creates the longest supported smartphones out there that last 5-7 years with OS support so no they don't want you to kill your products fast, the airpods pro do have a smart charging with slowing down at 80%
tbh i think you would be hurting yourself with that set up cause the batteries are so small and your going to try to only use 40%
@@muscularwave8573
1. We talking about airpod, so compared with any other wireless headphones would be great. If you insist, then ....
2. ....they should give up to 5 years of update as their products are so expensive.
3. Literally, every company intentionally make the product that didn't last long so people could buyy and buy and keep continuing the market segment...ever heard brand of National washing machine from japan? It so last long that people wouldn't ever bother to buy again... And now, that brand is not major brand anymore and i believe some of people also dont recognize it at all.
@@muscularwave8573 Apple's software support is a snake oil. Yes, they do release new updates for old hardware, but they purposedly slow it down and constantly change things in order to make the experience less and less pleasant with each update. Why instead of releasing a whole new iOS they just don't for example update their apps in the appstore so users can keep the older iOS? The "software support" is just a clever PR, nothing more.
I'd settle for the ability to disable fast charging. When I'm done with my AirPods, they're normally above 50% charge and I won't be using them again for several hours. There's no reason to charge as quickly as possible. Also, enabling Optimized Charging with a custom schedule would be nice, but doesn't seem to be the Apple way. :(
Or, how about put a button on the case to manually start/stop charging? My AirPods Pro have never even been close to going dead, I think I got it down below 40% one time and that was after *hours and hours*. What would also be nice is if they put a battery % indicator on the case, so we don’t have to access it through the phones UI.
After 2 years my left AirPod had 6 minutes of battery and my righty AirPod had just 2 minutes, but right was the one configured with the microphone. I replaced them by AirPods Pro and damn that noise cancellation is worth every single penny!
They have such a short lifespan it's ridiculous
If you use them daily a lot you're getting like 2 years out of them at best. Which is insane for a £150-£250 product that most people will throw away when it dies. I got the 1st gen when it came out, lasted only 18 months. Since 2019 I stick to cheap £10-£20 headphones/Airpod knockoffs that are just as good along with my Bose 700 for quality listening/travel/NC, same price as Airpod pro's easily last 8-10+ years with updates, along with not going out of style.
The pros still last about 4-5 hours for me and it’s been a year of heavy use. I feel like the 1st Gen models are the worst when it comes to batteries abs durability because I’ve seen family and friends go through several of them. I just recommend the pros at this point
I gave up after 1st gen. 4-5 hours 1 year later for a £250 premium product well into it's various product phases is frankly criminal. We've truly normalised spending hundreds every 2 years on earphones. Also insane amounts e-waste.
I wonder if super capacitors would work in this product especially when it doesn't require much power to run
I'm quite sure they don't, but cool idea
They would last for like 4 minutes lol
No, supercaps dont have enough energy density for applications like this. They also have other issues such as relatively high self discharge and to use all the available power you have to drain them to zero volts where a lithium battery gives up nearly all its usable power by the time it drops to ~3 volts making it much easier to design power circuitry for.
The only time that a super capacitor would be even remotely useful is if there were a system in place to charge everything with a high amount of voltage in a short span of time and then that capacitor slowly charges the batteries back, but it wouldn’t really help because the capacitor isn’t built for holding charges, but buffering the high energy provided to the circuit.
Battery life may not improve "it isn't likely to change till major improvements are made to battery technology". How about changing the design of Airpods for the short term? Like allowing users or Apple technicians to replace the battery in each AirPod which is not possible with the current design. This will temporarily fix customers issues with poor battery life
While theoretically a solution, in practice that would prove difficult for a device with such a small size. For Apple to do that they would need to make the AirPods much thicker and maybe encore rate a screw. This would make the AirPods look much less attractive, something Apple would not like nor would many Apple fanboys. Maybe if you designed them to have a the battery area to be removable by twisting to unlock it from the in-ear part. This would still increase the size likely but maybe not so much as to ruin the svelte look of the AirPods. But the reality is Apple won’t do this even if they could figure a way due to the fashion/design/esthetics Issue this creates. The best bet is a exchange program where old AirPods could be exchange for newer ones at a discount and the old models refurbished or recycled.
@@Charlesb88 watch rewa technology video on replacing batteries on airpods apple can make it on similar form factor but they wouldn't for their business model "battery dead buy a new one"
@@sabinchaulagain99 the video in question you referred to shows how one with a bit of skill with a solder iron, heat gun, tweezers and such might go about self replacing the AirPods battery. It doesn’t show how Apple could make it easier to do user DIY battery replacement. Yes, it would be possible to make the battery section of the AirPods larger so you could make the rear cover more easily removable rather then glued in and also make the internal battery removable rather then soldered in. This would however make the AirPods less sleek though I could see maybe a way to do this that would at least make it easy for a repair specialist to replace them in shop though there would be a trade-off in terms of the design esthetics that I’m sure Apple would never compromise on. A lot of times when Apple makes it harder to replace a battery such in the MacBook Air, it was due to wanting a slimmer laptop and user swappable batteries require extra thickness they didn’t want to have to compromise on. I get that some people would be fine with a larger sized AirPods if it meant easier to replace batteries but Apple wouldn’t and neither would a major segment of its fan base even if they grumble about battery replacement in a year or so. At least with the laptops, they now get 20 hrs on a charge with the M1-series laptops so that issue is less of one these days. But don’t hold your breath about the AirPods unless they come up with better battery Technology in the future so the batteries last longer in total lifespan. It’s not like most other brands of wireless headphones/earbuds have easy to replace batteries either from my experience so the pressure isn’t there for Apple.
@@Charlesb88 so did you not understand me or did you not look at the video, "similar form factor" might be a .1 mm thick by adding threads instead of sealing it completely and since rewa could do it with some level of expertise required even when apple claims it can't be fixed don't you think apple could have made it easier to fix? Don't be so blinded, there are many laptops similar to macbooks with replaceable battery even replaceable processors i.e framework. Its simple its not user replaceable because it brings more money than if it was user replaceable or even technical replaceable.
Another example is the back glass of iphones which costs more than half the value of the iphone itself on thier apple store can be fixed rather quick and cheap by using lasers to fry the adhesive but apple doesn't use this easier and quicker method only and only because it doesn't bring as much money as they can get using shady techniques.
@@sabinchaulagain99 No, I saw the video and having taken apart similar things like that to replace batteries and fix other components, I don’t see how to make it easy to offer a user replaceable battery in such a small form factor without some key trade-offs. Remember that most owners of AirPods can’t navigate a heat gun, soldering iron, etc. so how do you make the battery removable without a battery lid that’s easy to lose or break or a battery pack attachment mechanism that’s sturdy enough. These may sound like easy engineering tasks to you but I can attest they aren’t as easy as some would think. Ask yourself why no other wireless earbuds manufacturers make such a model with removable/easy replaceable batteries in a similar small form factor. A larger form factor would permit this sure but then the athletics of the thing get out of wack for a key segment of the AirPod buying public who puts up with the battery issue solely for the small size of the AirPods and wouldn’t want bulkier AirPods.
As for notebooks, yes larger PC notebooks still have replaceable batteries in them but not the Ultra thin and light type notebooks in the MacBook Air style. No PC manufacturer makes such a MacBook Air clone with a user replaceable battery that I know of. For the larger notebooks, Apple’s 20 hrs of battery life on its M1 laptops solves the non-removable battery issue for them as it goes all day and then some and by the time the battery no longer holds a charge you can either take it in to a shop and they’ll replace the battery for (or you order the battery and DIY it if you’re like me and handy taking apart a laptop) or you’ll be ready to buy a newer laptop by then anyways. x86 based PC laptops still consume too much power to get this sort of battery life so swapping batteries is more of an issue on the higher end laptops. Remember that removable batteries require a case around them with smart circuitry inside, a latch to lock the battery in place on the laptop, larger batter contact terminals (vs internal battery power plug). All that adds extra weight and reduces space inside meaning the overall size of the laptop has to increase or other features must be sacrificed, which is bad for thing for thin and light notebook lovers, though fine for heavy duty pro and gaming laptop buyers since those notebooks are already larger and heavier.
Greg, love your videos. Apple actually implemented optimized charging for the airpods, I believe in iOS 15, which should improve battery degradation just as it has for the iPhone and MacBooks.
Just airpods pro and 3 have that feature.
Yea I have that on my Air Pods Pro
I´m a heavy user, i use the Airpods 2nd generation between 6 and 12 hours every day. After 2 years, the battery last for more than 3.5 hours, It's fantastic!
Edit: I always let it go to 0% before recharging it
How do you do it exactly? Don´t put in the case or let the case always on low battery?
Letting it go to zero and getting proud about it is as good as saying u are proud of not getting lung cancer given that u smoke 10 packets per day
@@jibaoyard6383 I´m proud about nothing, it´s just for the information, LOL
@@beatzzup9648 I charge the case when it is around 20%
@@jibaoyard6383 yeah no
Isn’t likely to change until major improvements to battery technology.
Or apply could design them so the user could swap the battery.
Sure, opening a can of worms with dodgy products for 2 USD that burst into flames in peoples ears…but hey, the consumer wants to change batteries…
AirPods Pro batteries are pretty decent, I can usually wear them all day with like 5-10 minute breaks to put them in the case
One solution is using slightly larger batteries but not allowing the device to charge above 80 or discharge below 30ish percent, but hiding this from the UI. 30 would show as 0 and 80 would show as 100. It would reduce the runtime but extend the life of the batteries immensely. I believe some EVs do something similar.
This would be nice as an optional feature. Apple wouldn’t default to it though because it would give a worse runtime and it’s in their interest to get people to buy new ones over time. Most people wouldn’t upgrade if not for poor battery life after a couple of years.
I’ve personally owned my AirPods Gen 1 since October 2018, and and after 3+ years of daily use, they’re no longer able to finish a song, lasting less than 2 minutes :(, but I think that’s fair, if not for the battery wear I’m pretty sure they’d still be going strong, being that satisfied, I’m saving up for some new AirPods
Get better TWS IEMs next time.
How long did the new airpods pro last after this?
One thing that no one says is that this is the definition of planned obsolescence. The way the battery works, compounded by the ease of use and the fact the buds can't be repaired or the battery replaced, is what makes planned obsolescence work to Apple's benefit.
True. It also happened in older generations of iPhones. I think Apple just plan it all to encourage users to buy newer products.
Why don't they just program the software to keep it at 20-80% all the time? It should be more than possible.
Probably so people don't call in complaining they aren't charging to 100%.
@@mccalejk2 they can make %80 look like %100
All Li-Ion powered gadgets, which are likely to be used often, should have a user-controllable option to set levels for charging and discharging. So that you have the option to tell your device to turn off at 40% for no further discharge and not charge higher than 80%, which would keep your battery healthy for way longer. If someone doesn't care for that, he can fully charge or discharge. As mentioned in the video, you don't really get a chance to control, how far your headphones charge or discharge, which doesn't give you any option to keep the batteries healthy for longer. My daily driver phone for over 4 years now is a Samsung Galaxy Note 8, and it's battery still works perfectly fine, as far as I can tell, having the same capacity as back then. Because most times, I don't charge higher than 80-90%, I recharge at around 20% and I don't use high power charging (usually charging at 5V1A, not higher than 5V2A). Everything but the outer shell with some scratches, the phone is basically still as good as new. And I'll keep using it for some more years, if it stays working properly.
Simple solution, take a 10 minute charging break once every hour or so. If you care at all that is, most people will probably be fine with just buying new ones after a couple years.
Why should anyone have to do that though
@@Harryd06 Because the capabilities of our materials science cannot make better batteries. Obviously you aren't forced to but if you want the product to last longer this is an option.
I bought in 2018 a pair of galaxy buds. I use them every day 4 to 6 orus of playing and after 2 years and 6 months the battery health is at about 70% and they work fine without any problems. I really stress the battery because a often recharge them when they're fully discharged. I don't know if it's only lucky but they're incredible.
This would definitely explain why not only my OG AirPods’ case hardly stays fully charged much, but also why my right AirPod keeps on disconnecting and just kept on not working at all after a minute or two of connecting to my iPhone!
It’d also explain why Apple never allowed them to be traded in and exchanged with a newer iteration at all too. In which case that’s just downright scummy even for Apple!
I’m having that problem now
"no longer hold a charge" I hate to be that person but as someone studying physics this is untrue, there is still the same amount of electrons (charges) in the circuit, they just don't drift round the circuit anymore.
I’ve bought the 1st gen AirPods twice and both have had extremely terrible battery life in just a few month’s time. Then bought the 2nd gen and is now working much better.
When companies take a premium for a product, we expect it to work seamlessly. The customers shouldn’t have to give a crap about why it’s not fine or what problems the company has making it work.
It’s on the company to make it work as advertised, purely because they are asking for a premium.
I’m an apple fan and have spent quite a bit of money on apple, but I also have to say that a bit of that money has been wasted on products not working as advertised.
I agree to that as well but I mean it's a first gen product but then again....
Apple then should have a AirPod recycling program. They’re dead but components have not lost value in recovery. Offer customers $5 iTunes gift e-card. At least they won’t end up in landfills.
Contrary to tech advice I've always duty cycled lithium batteries like the old NiCad, and NiMh cells, especially when new. This has almost always given great performance and life of the batteries. Not saying the experts are wrong......just that it seems to work for me.
Apple should listen to you. You are genius.
I wish they had designed the airpod where the bottom of the stem had a screw on cap. And so you could unscrew the cap and pop the battery out and put a new one in. That would solve the problem, though Apple won't do that because they want you to buy new airpods every couple of years.
Why would they invest the time to engineer a feature that will lose them money? Lol
The bottom is a microphone. Where would that go?
@@DimitrisSartzetakis On AirPods Pro, the microphone is located on the opposite side of the ear tip portion, not the stem.
They would have to make a feature in software where you can set how many procent you want your airpods to charge to
Is it best to use wired EarPods that plug-in to the lightning port or continue using AirPods?
wired
@@vrattesh bluetooth earbuds have nothing to do with radiation where did u get that from
@@vrattesh What a spazz lmfao.
@@vrattesh Wow bro, good kindergarten comeback. On the real though do you realise Bluetooth is none ionising? Or are you too slow to understand that? It’s always the kids that failed science that believe their conspiracy’s 😂👌
@@vrattesh No, they can't. Just like wifi or 5G. Excessive radiation is accompanied by heat, which cannot be detected. But in the past people also thought that God is crying when it rained :)
Mine doesn't even reach the low battery percentage mark. The left one dies without any warning at around 53% while the right one dies at around 32%. Can someone please explain why this happens to an airpods that is barely used? It is no longer under warranty but i can assure you that i have only used it on few occassions. In a span of a year and a half, i must have only used it for 10 times. I didnt use it much because it is expensive and i want to take good care of it and extend its life so i bought a very cheap wireless earbuds which i used frequently. That one even outlasts my barely used airpods.
I got my AirPods Gen2. a year ago and I’m using them everyday literally. The battery is very good actually and sometimes I forget when is the last time I charged them! I’m very happy with them and absolutely have 0 problems till now
How long did they last after this?
@@d.b.cooper1Hi there, I got the AirPods Pro Gen2 after the comment by 1 year maybe, they are still working but I don’t use them anymore. I don’t believe it has been 2 years wow!
Its 1 am in my country and I am still waiting to watch your videos...........
I have galaxy buds+ and used them consistently for about 2 years on average about 6 hours a day and not sure how many cycles, they have dropped in battery life but I still can't kill the buds or even get them below 50 percent after 3 or 4 hours, the only thing I've noticeably seen degrade a bunch is the case but that doesn't really matter
I had a gen 2 for months, until i decided to buy the AirPods Pro, but i saw that the gen 2 were WAY BETTER with the battery life rather than the pros. I dont know if there is a problem with the battery on the pro version though or if it is just me
EXACTLY
My 2nd gen are still going strong after two years. Use them for 3-4 hrs everyday and battery still lasts at least 4 hours though
Mine too actually!! I got mine 1 year ago and I don’t notice any problems with the battery at all
ok apple employee
Apart from not offering AirPods in black, this is the main reason why I got Soundcore earbuds (with stems), for less than half the price of Airpods. They sound as good as 1st gen Airpods, but not quiete as good as 2nd/3rd gen)....but Airpods don't sound twice as good. So the value prop for them isn't there. I listen to Spotify a lot on my iphone (39,300 hours in 2021), so I don't expect the Soundcores to last more than 18 months.
Removing the audio jack and selling a battery powered earbud is a guaranteed source of revenue. People have to buy new air pods every two years.
It helps their revenues but it really doesn't help the earth nor their customers.
Exactly. That’s what made me so mad when the iPhone 7 came out and I discovered it had no headphone jack
That’s why apple care is a pretty good deal if you could stretch the extra $40. U could replace them for free basically up to 3 time I believe . But if ur smart with ur charging or just not a heavy user u could get good usage after 2-2.5 years. By then the next gen AirPods would be released so if your in the market to replace just get those.
If apple made airpods repairable this would be a non issue. Hopefully airpods will soon adopt a more repair freindly designs that allows the battery to be swapped out when they die, instead of becoming eWaste after 2 years of regular use.
That and apple should make it easier for users to take steps to increase the battery life, as well as put bigger batteries in yet keep the “available” charge to use the same size as the older ones (eg still maintain 4 hours of use per charge, but have the batter sized so that with daily use they’ll last 10 years).
Since you're so smart, how can you do that given the extremely small size?
@@DimitrisSartzetakis You just have to look at galaxy buds and galaxy buds live. Samsung was able to deliver on replaceable batteries inside of their buds and their bud case. You shouldn't insult people for having a different opinion than you. Galaxy buds have the same functionally and don't even have stems, so it is possible to have portability and small size whilst not making your product ewaste after regular use. I am not saying AirPods are bad by any means. And battery degradation is normal for any device with a battery. They're pretty awesome in fact and even some of the best on the market when we talk about AirPods Pro, but they should definitely be more repairable!
@@supermat1937 You actually need a vice to break open the galaxy buds to change their battery, what do you mean?
Yeah but on the first generation airpods you have to quite literally destroy them to get inside and access the battery. If careful a battery swap can be preformed on Galaxy buds non destructively. To be fair most of these buds are not very repairable. But first gen airpords are literally impossible to fix and I think this should be improved.
I'm surprised at how such a big channel can spread such utter misinformation. The explanation given in the video is unfortunately almost completely wrong.
The problem isn't "deep discharges". Lithium Ion batteries have electronics built in that prevent you from deep diescharging them. This means, when your AirPod's battery shows 1% and then dies, it isn't completely discharged, it has just reached it's final discharge voltage, and the built in electronics disconnect it to prevent deep discharge. There is no way to manually deep discharge them.
The only way to damage them via deep discharge is leaving them at 0% for a very long time without recharging, then the cells will slowly continue self-discharging and might enter a damaging state of deep-discharge.
The real reason why they die quickly is the constant charging and storage at 100%.
The last few percent on a Li Ion batteries charge cause by far the most "wear" and degradation. Two cycles from 100 to 90 to 100 percent cause about as much battery degradation as one cycle 100 to 0 to 100. Unfortunately these flat cycles at a very high charge levels are how Bluetooth Headphones are often used, because they are will always automatically recharge in the case.
Furthermore, just storing Li Ion batteries in high charge states cases much accelerated degradation.
For these reasons Bluetooth Headphone batteries don't use a very high end-of-charge voltage, otherwise the effect would be even more drastic.
Ive had AirPods since 2019 and They still almost never die and i charge them maybe every third week or so
lucky you. exceptions dont make the rule
@@AppleReviews Oo That’s nice.
@@satoshinakamoto7253 I use my every day and They still work really well🤷🏻♂️
@@Minidanc yes but if you charge them once every 3 weeks then U just about never use them
@@henryjohnston3569 No, I promise that I use them everyday.
I wish people would talk about the metal shavings inside of AirPods cases cause that’s a big flaw and it’s really annoying
I have gen 1 since 2019 and they still last super long. I wear them 4-8 hours at a time for work and only charge them once a week. They hold up pretty nicely I would say. Probably will upgrade 2023.
Just get the airpod 3s I got some for £120
Way more comfy and audio is good
i use my airpod pros to listen to music in school and I literally havent charged them for weeks and they still work
But when did I get them?
Why do air pods cost so much ? ..I want that video ! 😭💯
@PeNg Alpha quality
@@fvs666 takes 80$ to make and sells for 249$
Lithium batteries wear down from charging not from “deep discharges”. This has been known for many years.
Watching this with my 4 year old gen 1 AirPods at 8%
2%
Couldn’t finish the video
The optimized battery charging not only slows down the charge of the case past 80% but also slows down the charge of the AirPods past 80% which prevents less wear and tear.
It’s not effective if u use it at random times
That’s why I prefer wired earpods and dongle.
I got the Beats Fit Pro recently but I was surprised at the typical use pattern for AirPods. My typical workouts are 60 to 90 minutes and that’s how long I’ll wear the BFP and then in the case and then the case is on the charger back at home.
I’m glad this video was *slightly* more honest in exposing Apple’s stupid flaws. But even then, there was some excusing involved.
Mine and my wife's both died out in about a year. I didn't use them every day like most people do so they were in the case all the time. I monitored the charge on the case to make sure it had a charge but non of that helped. I took them back to an Apple store and they told me they were not warrantied because I bought them from an unauthorized vendor on eBay. They offered to sell me another pair for full price. I declined and started using the Toshibas that I had purchased way before I bought the AirPods and still work. No more AirPods for me.
The tiltle always seems to explain it all… until you listen to the philosophy of this man.
they should add 80% charging limit
Hmm
I've absolutely hammered my Airpods 2, using them more than 10 hours a day and they skill last for 3 hours on a charge
Same here
I’ve got a set of AirPods Pros that I got back in March and they’re still going strong. I also have a newer set that does the automatic charge optimization thing, so I’m curious to see the difference in lifespan
The obvious answer (that apple doesn’t want to act on) is to make the batteries easily replaceable. Buying new batteries every year is a lot better for customers than buying new airpods.
Yea sure, become an engineer and find a way to make them replaceable without getting big downsides on other things...it's not just apple, maybe there is a reason why no company makes them swappable
How are you going to make the airpods batteries replaceable? The enclosure is incredibly small
If it was that easy you would have earbuds on the market with replaceable batteries…but there is none. That tells you its not a apple issue. It’s an issue for all makers of earbuds
@@jaymccleod5017 where exactly did I say it was easy? What’s easy is buying new airpods couple of years or so. Oh wait there are new versions about the time the ones you have barely work.
@@DimitrisSartzetakis they could do it, right know the battery is fucking soldered on, they could just make it a small clip or smth, opening the case isn’t that difficult if done right at least with the pros.
They could probably improve even on that. It’s just apple being apple.
I had a pair of 1st gen AirPods for 5 years now the right one doesn’t even last 15 minutes. Now I bought the pros and these things are fckin expensive. I would rather buy a battery for maybe even 50 bucks in about 3 years if I knew I could replace this myself.
I haven't had any issues with battery life on my Galaxy Buds. That being said, I really don't listen to them long enough to get them very low. Even in the airport and on the airplane, they rarely drain past 50% for me. This video illustrates maybe that's why I don't have any issues with them yet.
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This is a apple channel not a Jesus channel
After 2 years, my Gen 2s still last for 2 hours before prompting the low battery sound. I know it well since I’ve been using it mostly for audio calls.
I was shocked to see the title, since my gen 1 airpods charge REALLY fast. And last for a week or 2 sometimes. Its crazy
There is a newer technology called solid state batteries or SSB which should prevent formation of dendrites within the battery, the factor that causes Li-ion battery degradation.
The right airpod in my gen 1s from 2018 lasts 25 minutes, the left lasts about 45. I’m not sure I will buy another pair until they change to solid state batteries. :(
My AirPods Pro I got in late December 2019, at first I had to plug in the case every 3-5 days now it’s almost every night
I would say then that they need a system to make the charging of the pods more efficient, like they do on an iPhone, and a chime at 20%.
I always wondered if this was the reason. I had a pretty solid theory that was why, but glad to have confirmation! Keep up the good content! :)
Replacing a battery is a pain in ass. You need a special holder, then rewove the lower aluminum cap, the soften the adhesive with a heat gun and remove it with tweezers, the you have to micro solder the to joints without damaging the surrounding plastic, remove old battery by force (again softening adhesive is needed), insert a new batter, solder again , apply glue and close the cap).
Why it cannot be replicable like in a AirTag??
Honestly haven’t noticed it. Unless you’re blasting music really loud, my year old AirPods still last me 2-3 hours and I still have charge left in them. I mainly listen at about 60-70% which is also good for your hearing. Over that and it can start to harm your hearing long term.
Battery life is uneven between AirPods.
My 1st gen AirPods lasted almost two years before dying on me. They're not exactly dead yet in that they still work and still charge, but I can only listen to something for 20 mins at most before the right one dies, and then the left one follows soon after. I just got the AirPods Pro to replace them, and I'm hoping they last a bit longer than that. I wish I'd waited for the 3rd gen AirPods though, as the Pros don't feel as comfortable as normal EarPods/AirPods to me.
You should be able to tell it when to stop charging and when to give the low battery chime. That would help a lot.
I got Gen 1’s either late last winter or early this past spring, and they still work really well. By far my favorite Bluetooth earbuds that I’ve tried out
i’ve had my gen 2s since only a month after they were released and i’ve never been unhappy about the battery life. i just got the series 3 or whatever and can’t really even see a big difference between these and my gen 2s
i think there should be an option to cap it to 80 then. maintain life of the battery at the cost of duration when using it.
My gen 2 AirPods charge good and last for hours so I don’t really understand this vid but I understand you need to post content and stuff like that so I respect that 👍
I use my AirPods heavily throughout the day and after 2 years of use, I still haven’t had the earbuds themselves die on me
”Heavily”
To ones that say their AirPods haven’t depleted in power, maybe you aren’t a heavy user…I am. And then I had to replace one. It is VERY apparent once you do that. My right one dies long before the left even when charged at the same time. It bugs me.
I always remove gen2 after 2 hrs max. It not keeps the battery cycle fixed but also helps make my ear comfortable
Over a year with the pros and battery life is not an issue.
i had the second gen airpods and the case charged very very quickly and lasted ages and the airpods were very hard to fully run them down and i use them very heavily. Now ive got the pro’s and ive definitely noticed they do not last as long at all and the case as well. my old airpods i could use them for days and i wouldn’t have to charge the case, now i charge my pros’ case every 2 days maybe 3 if i don’t use them as much whereas my old airpods case would easily last up to 5-7 days
after 2.5 years of heavy use, my 2nd gen lasts for a little more than 2 hours for a single time, inconvenient, but somehow still usable. but what a waste if you have to throw it away just because of its aged battery. Drawbacks of its irreplaceable design.
Further proof we need to bring the headphone jack back. Don’t have to worry about battery life or health with wired, and you’ll get lossless audio too
I had my AirPods Gen 1 for about 5 years now my right airpod doesn’t even hold up 15 minutes anymore.
Got AirPods Pro as a replacement
My original AirPods completely died exactly 2 years after owning them. I literally used them everyday since I work outdoors and I wish I knew this information.
this is the primary reason i didn't go for the airpods 3. i love everything, but the price is very expensive, and I acknowledge the battery will degrade very quickly.
I just hope for the technology to make good batteries that can last long in the future
ive had mine for a year now and i noticed they do die faster!!! apple needs to fix this, it amazes me how nothing in terms of "batteries" has ever improved... its literally the same technology since it came out... batteries need some more innovation!!
And can you do a video why The Apple headphones sound way better than the airpods? Or do I need new AirPods?? I’ve had them for 3 years
My AirPods last for hours.
I don’t know why most people’s AirPods die so fast.
I sometimes can go 3-4 days without charging them
i have always wondered why my airpods die so fast thank you for the informational video now i know
Apple could make the software like a Tesla.
Give users the option of what percentage to stop charging. By the way if Apple did that with iPhones and iPads and MacBooks all our batteries would last longer. Tesla figured this out a long time ago clearly Apple is not interested in having batteries last longer. It’s such an easy interface to add.
And maybe Apple could go one step further than Tesla … let us set at what state of charge to hear the low battery indicator. So we can set that at 20% and then never let them charge past 80%. Boom, we’ve maximized the health of the battery!