“Sorry, we can’t help you,” said the Apple store Genius. My AirPods were dying. After just 15 minutes of use, the wireless headphones I use daily chirp a sad little battery-depleted alert. I came to Apple to get them repaired.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
Everyone’s AirPods will die. We’ve got the trick to replacing them.
We shouldn’t let Apple turn headphones into expensive, disposable products because of bad battery design.
Perspective by Geoffrey A. Fowler
October 8, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. EDT