The AirPods Pro “Rattlegate” • Hacker News Board

Re: The AirPods Pro “Rattlegate”

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Post by tomcam » Mon, Jul 13, 2020, 11:19 PM UTC

tyre wrote: post #84

tomcam wrote: post #79

Mine rattle too! Man, I hate that. I assumed it was just my bad luck, and since peaceful protestors looted my local Apple Store I wasn't able to bring them in.

> since peaceful protestors looted my local Apple Store There is a difference between peaceful protestors and people who engaged in looting. Don't conflate the two for the sake of a snarky comment.

While we’re issuing commands , don’t tell me how to think when you completely lack a of sense of humor.

By the way, the local news media never mentioned the store was looted. I had to find out the hard way. All they talked about was peaceful protesters.

Re: The AirPods Pro “Rattlegate”

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Post by elbigbad » Mon, Jul 13, 2020, 11:20 PM UTC

haram_masala wrote: post #105

tyre wrote: post #84

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> since peaceful protestors looted my local Apple Store There is a difference between peaceful protestors and people who engaged in looting. Don't conflate the two for the sake of a snarky comment.

The parent commenter was making a facetious reference to the way the protests were reported in the news media. They surely know there’s an actual difference, which was the point.

Maybe, or maybe they're one of those that use protests as a scapegoat for everything from the Apple store being closed to new instances of coronavirus. You just can't tell, so it's not worth engaging.

Re: The AirPods Pro “Rattlegate”

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Post by MindTooth » Mon, Jul 13, 2020, 11:20 PM UTC

I currently have mine delivered for a service. Started experiencing the popping sound. There is something off with these.

Would not change them out though. I’ve also have new Comply Foam ear foam on their way.

Re: The AirPods Pro “Rattlegate”

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Post by Hamuko » Mon, Jul 13, 2020, 11:22 PM UTC

jb775 wrote: post #44

foobarbazetc wrote: post #9

I have this exact issue. The “fix” was to never use either NC or transparency. Just park it on the middle option. I really dislike this product.

Is there a hardware piece physically rattling inside? Or is this a software issue? I have the new airpods but haven't had any issues (besides a single airpod sometimes not syncing with my phone at first). For what it's worth, I rarely ever use the mic.

Aren't the AirPods pretty tightly packed and full of glue? You'd think there'd be very little tolerance for something to rattle about in there (not that I know what it sounds like).

Re: The AirPods Pro “Rattlegate”

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Post by jborichevskiy » Mon, Jul 13, 2020, 11:22 PM UTC

dijit wrote: post #52

jborichevskiy wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I had my faulty Airpod replaced via mail after calling them. They ship you a working one with a return label and you have a few days to send your broken one back. They also put a hold on a card as a deposit.

I don't see such options in the Swedish store, but I'll call tomorrow. :) Thanks

Ah yeah, forgot to mention this was in the U.S.

Hope they offer you it too!

Re: The AirPods Pro “Rattlegate”

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Post by drclau » Mon, Jul 13, 2020, 11:23 PM UTC

I had this problem with both left and right AirPods. I got a replacement, and a confirmation that it is a known issue. I currently live in Czechia, and there’re no official Apple stores here, but this hasn’t been a problem. I just had to wait a couple of days for the replacement.

Interestingly enough, I had a very similar issue with my Sony WH-1000XM3. They would click and pop whenever I moved my head, touched them, or simply when a door or window would open or close and produce a small change in air pressure. They would click several times in a row, every time with less intensity, before stopping. Extremely annoying. Just like with the Airpods, it would only happen with ANC on. After a failed attempt to repair them in warranty, I just insisted on getting a new pair or my money back.

I am fairly confident that in both cases it was a hardware failure.

Re: The AirPods Pro “Rattlegate”

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Post by flyinglizard » Mon, Jul 13, 2020, 11:23 PM UTC

Left rattling here.

Re: The AirPods Pro “Rattlegate”

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Post by mic_stee » Mon, Jul 13, 2020, 11:24 PM UTC

akkartik wrote: post #75

More on the environmental effects of airpods: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/neaz3d/airpods-are-a-trag... That they're unreliable is just the icing on this sandwich.

Are AirPods any worse for the environment than any other electronic device? You could argue that they are unnecessary but they don't seem to be any different than older bluetooth earbuds or any other device that is plastic with a rechargeable battery.

Re: The AirPods Pro “Rattlegate”

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Post by mannykannot » Mon, Jul 13, 2020, 11:27 PM UTC

gojomo wrote: post #94

grawprog wrote: post #57

This might be off topic or overly pedantic but why must this be referred to as 'rattlegate'? How is this a 'gate'? In what way does a line of rattling heaphones resemble an incident where the president of the united States was caught incriminating himself on tape in a hotel? Why must this term be used for everything?

About a hotel break-in, while in the White House. Not in a hotel. But -gate has long since genericized into a suffix for scandal/coverup, it's not going back. Maybe someday it'll be replaced by something better – but that'd require some affirmative new coinage that signifies the intended meaning(s) even better.

As it happens, the situation described in the article hardly counts as a scandal or coverup, either - about the worst allegation that can be drawn from it is poor QA or process engineering.

Re: The AirPods Pro “Rattlegate”

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Post by mmahemoff » Mon, Jul 13, 2020, 11:27 PM UTC

pvarangot wrote: post #68

grawprog wrote: post #57

This might be off topic or overly pedantic but why must this be referred to as 'rattlegate'? How is this a 'gate'? In what way does a line of rattling heaphones resemble an incident where the president of the united States was caught incriminating himself on tape in a hotel? Why must this term be used for everything?

I like to think how everything must be so right in the world were this people live that what makes them the most active and angry is their pieces of cheap consumer electronics not working perfectly. And yeah your Airpods are cheap, $250 for a wireless noise cancelling pair of headphones that fit in a pocket is wonderfully cheap and Apple can only sustain that pricing because this fashionable products are almost a los…

Is there a source for that? Similar products are only a fraction of the cost of Airpods. Granted, they don't work as well, but that's to be expected as Apple has complete control over the device.

Accessories like this are generally where Apple has enjoyed huge margins.