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My AirPods went thru the washer and dryer in their case. No damage whatsoever!
by iaabtpbtpnn 2y ago
My AirPods went thru the washer and dryer in their case. No damage whatsoever!
- mrbungie 2y agoMy airpods pro were totally destroyed in the washer/dryer, no idea why. Maybe it was because it was quite a lengthy washing cycle?
- adtac 2y agoYou forgot to set the washing machine to "Whites"
- WWLink 2y agoYea my brother has ruined 2 pairs of airpods in the washing machine.
- LeonB 2y agoI wonder what the difference is? One (admittedly uninformed) hypothesis is that there might have been more detergent, and the failure was caused by detergent residue. If this was true, they could be (possibly) repaired by rinsing with fresh water to remove said residue and leaving to dry. (Lots of other possible hypotheses and confounding factors)
- ravenstine 2y agoI sometimes wear my airpods in the shower. Have gotten water in them often, but this never caused them to fail or be permanently damaged.
- pcf 2y agoOut of curiosity – why do you wear them in the shower? Are they meant to withstand that?
- ravenstine 2y agoThe first few times were by accident, but once I realized they are durable enough I started wearing them sometimes while showering if I've got a good audiobook or YT video that I don't want to put down. I think they're supposed to withstand some degree of moisture, but I don't believe they're designed specifically to be submerged. However, one of mine (gen 2 airpods) got fully submerged for maybe 3 seconds in the bathtub but it managed to start working again when I let it dry out. I'm not saying I recommend others treat their AirPods as if they're water resistant but, in my experience, all the generations of AirPods can take a bit of a water beating. The only ones I've never done this with are any of the Pro models.
- cqqxo4zV46cp 2y agoHeh. I wasn’t so lucky, and it was the morning of a flight. Never had more of a reason to pull the forget on the $15 2-hour delivery Apple offers in my area.
- eek2121 2y agoMy first gen pros didn’t survive. They still work, but have a high pitched wine. They were already out of warranty so I had to buy a new pair. I did not and will not complain. I have owned over a hundred pairs of headphones/earbuds in my lifetime and these things are the best, by FAR. However, don’t wash them.
- petre 2y ago> They were already out of warranty so I had to buy a new pair. You realize that this is not a warranty issue, right?
- FreezingKeeper 2y agoThey may have meant AppleCare+ which covers accidental damage https://www.apple.com/support/products/headphones/ https://www.apple.com/support/products/headphones/
- ThatMedicIsASpy 2y agoAnd petre may have meant that them being unrepairable isn't a warranty issue.
- xp84 2y agoMaybe by warranty he meant the insurance that Apple now sells (“AppleCare with…”)
- oxym0ron 2y agoI get that AppleCare is technically insurance, but it's kinda a rip-off IMHO.
- loloquwowndueo 2y agoHoly crap, hundreds of pairs? What do you do with them? Run them through the washer just for fun? :)
- mshroyer 2y agoSame here. They sounded "off" for a while, but returned to normal after a day of drying outside of the case. (I'm guessing that perhaps some water was blocking the microphones used for noise cancellation.)
- wodenokoto 2y agoMine too. I tried them on and they played a loud, high pitch noise and haven’t dared touch them since.