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AirPods Pro 3 Impossible To Repair, Earn Score of 0 In iFixit Teardown

Thursday October 2, 2025. 02:02 AM , from Slashdot/Apple
AirPods Pro 3 Impossible To Repair, Earn Score of 0 In iFixit Teardown
An anonymous reader quotes a report from MacRumors: iFixit today disassembled the AirPods Pro 3, giving us a look at what's inside and how the AirPods Pro 3 have changed in comparison to the AirPods Pro 2. To get a look at other components inside the AirPods Pro 3, iFixit essentially had to destroy them because Apple didn't design them to be repaired. Since the first version of the AirPods launched, they've included a battery that is sealed shut with glue, and that hasn't changed with the AirPods Pro 3. iFixit says battery replacements are so difficult that many repair shops won't even attempt to do it. The AirPods Pro Charging Case has the same glued-in battery.

There's no way to attempt a battery repair without causing blemishes on the plastic of the earbuds and the casing, because they have to be pried open. Heat needs to be used to melt the adhesive, and there's no easy way to disconnect the flex cable that's inside each earbud. With the need for specialized equipment and the inability to repair the earbuds and the case without causing damage, the AirPods Pro 3 earned a 0 out of 10 repairability score from iFixit.

Read more of this story at Slashdot.
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/10/01/2125250/airpods-pro-3-impossible-to-repair-earn-score-o...

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