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{{Delete|article is not neutral in tone, no sources, and adds little in regards to the wikis mission}} These horrific portable wireless earphones are anti-right-to-repair in several areas. Most importantly, their design prevents all but the most deft of hands from replacing their internal Li-Ion rechargable batteries, rendering them useless due to a part which inevitably ages over time, like tyres on a car. If you had to throw your car away because it was physically impossible to replace the tyres without ruining the body of the car, that would be Airpods.
{{StubNotice}}{{InfoboxProductLine
| Title = AirPods
| Release Year = 2016-12-13
| Product Type = Wireless earbuds
| In Production = Yes
| Official Website = https://apple.com/airpods
| Logo = AirPods logo.png
}}AirPods are wireless earbuds designed by [[Apple]]. They first debuted on September 07, 2016, alongside the iPhone 7, and were released on December 13, 2016.
==Consumer impact summary==
AirPods are designed to be unrepairable even by Apple, leading to them ending up as e-waste after a few years of use. The replacement of the lithium-ion batteries used by the AirPods requires the destruction of the outer casing, adding to the waste problem. Up until September 22, 2023, Apple used their proprietary Lightning connector on the AirPods' charging case.


They also led to an era of lossy, awful wireless-only sound, by allowing manufacturers to justify removing lossless, CD quality headphone outputs from their phones and audio devices. Bluetooth is always lossy. Even Sony Ericsson sold breakout boxes for normal headphones for their C905, W995, for example.
The lithium-ion batteries in AirPods can see significant degradation over time, with two-year-old sets lasting for less than half of the advertised five hours. Apple has a program to service batteries and purchase replacement individual AirPods and charging cases. The replacement of one or both AirPods or the charging case has a lower price with AppleCare+ than without. Apple offers battery servicing for free with AppleCare+ and for a fee without.
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==Incidents==
This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this product line. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
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===Example incident one (''date'')===
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===Example incident two (''date'')===
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Incidents affecting all of the company's products can be found in the company article: [[Company article]]
 
==Products==
 
*AirPods (1st generation) (December 13, 2016<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2 March 2025 |title=Every Apple AirPods Generation: A Full History of Release Dates - IGN |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/all-apple-airpods-release-dates-in-order |website=IGN}}</ref>)
*AirPods (2nd generation) (March 20, 2019<ref name=":0" />)
*AirPods Pro (1st generation) (October 30, 2019<ref name=":0" />)
*AirPods Max  (December 15, 2020<ref name=":0" />)
*AirPods (3rd generation) (October 26, 2021<ref name=":0" />)
*AirPods Pro 2 (previously 2nd generation) (September 23, 2022<ref name=":0" />)
*AirPods 4/ANC (September 20, 2024<ref name=":0" />)
==See also==
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*[[Apple]]
 
==References==
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[[Category:Airpods]]

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AirPods
Basic Information
Release Year 2016-12-13
Product Type Wireless earbuds
In Production Yes
Official Website https://apple.com/airpods

AirPods are wireless earbuds designed by Apple. They first debuted on September 07, 2016, alongside the iPhone 7, and were released on December 13, 2016.

Consumer impact summary

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AirPods are designed to be unrepairable even by Apple, leading to them ending up as e-waste after a few years of use. The replacement of the lithium-ion batteries used by the AirPods requires the destruction of the outer casing, adding to the waste problem. Up until September 22, 2023, Apple used their proprietary Lightning connector on the AirPods' charging case.

The lithium-ion batteries in AirPods can see significant degradation over time, with two-year-old sets lasting for less than half of the advertised five hours. Apple has a program to service batteries and purchase replacement individual AirPods and charging cases. The replacement of one or both AirPods or the charging case has a lower price with AppleCare+ than without. Apple offers battery servicing for free with AppleCare+ and for a fee without.

Overview of concerns that arise from the conduct towards users of products part of the product line.

Touch on relevant topics like:

  • User Freedom
  • User Privacy
  • Business Model
  • Market Control

Add your text below this box. Once this section is complete, delete this box by clicking on it and pressing backspace.

Incidents

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This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this product line. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the Airpods category.

Replace the placeholder text in the sections below with the incidents that affect this product line and a short summary. Also replace the link so it point to the right company article.

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Example incident one (date)

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Example incident two (date)

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Incidents affecting all of the company's products can be found in the company article: Company article

Products

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  • AirPods (1st generation) (December 13, 2016[1])
  • AirPods (2nd generation) (March 20, 2019[1])
  • AirPods Pro (1st generation) (October 30, 2019[1])
  • AirPods Max (December 15, 2020[1])
  • AirPods (3rd generation) (October 26, 2021[1])
  • AirPods Pro 2 (previously 2nd generation) (September 23, 2022[1])
  • AirPods 4/ANC (September 20, 2024[1])

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Every Apple AirPods Generation: A Full History of Release Dates - IGN". IGN. 2 March 2025.
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