The AirPods Pro "could have been easily made repairable with minimal effort."

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.”

  • Archmage Azor@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1001·
    1 year ago

    Now watch Apple add some component that checks if your pods are in an official Apple case before starting to charge

    • lowleveldata@programming.devEnglish
      472·
      1 year ago

      Now watch the legit users’ pods stop charging due to malfunction of said component while the hackerman uses it no problem with the component removed

  • TomTheGeek@lemmy.worldEnglish
    444·
    1 year ago

    Don’t buy products that are clearly anti-consumer and you won’t have issues like this. Of course Apple devices may as well be jewelry at this point. Who even cares if they’re charged? Just nod your head like there’s something going on.

    • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.worldEnglish
      113·
      1 year ago

      To be fair, almost all wireless earbuds are shit for repairability. The one possible exception I can think of is Sony’s WF-1000XM3, which still require a pick to change the battery.

      And as a headphone geek who buys a lot of different overpriced headphones for his electronic instruments, I can’t say that I hate AirPods for being out and about.

      They pair and transfer well, and the ANC / transparency is solid. They’re a bit overpriced, and you’re going to have to trash them in several years like most other BT buds, but they’re pretty damn solid before the battery goes to shit.

  • Okalaydokalay@lemm.eeEnglish
    20·
    1 year ago

    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.

      • LifeInOregon@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        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.eeEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        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.

        • Mike D.@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          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.oneEnglish
      9·
      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.

  • RobotToaster@infosec.pubEnglish
    14·
    1 year ago

    I can’t see anything about the licence being open source. He makes you jump through hoops to get the files so I can’t tell for certain.