The AirPods Pro 3 flight problem

Posted by andrem 10/28/2025

The AirPods Pro 3 flight problem(basicappleguy.com)

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RamblingCTO 10/29/2025|

I've had the squeal with the first and second gen as well. But only after they fell into water when washing hands.

refurb 10/29/2025||

Closed cell foam is used in the AirPods?

At the higher cabin altitude, the foam is going to expand slightly, messing up the fit?

ubermonkey 10/29/2025||

I'm a little bougie I guess b/c I never use my AirPods Pro on planes.

I have Airpods Max for that. ;)

patokkuyak 10/29/2025|

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fionic7 10/28/2025||

I have had this happen while on the ground before in a room with a specific frequency of noise

Bobaso 10/29/2025||

I also have the high pitch noise issue on my Samsung galaxy buds 2 Pro

Der_Einzige 10/28/2025||

These problems don't happen to the chads who don't even bother trying Apple's stupid ear-tip stuff and just use Airpods 4 with noise canceling.

You screwed up by trying so hard to make fundamentally anti-ear designs with the pros.

behnamoh 10/28/2025||

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

AirPods Pro 2 was already perfect. I don't know why Apple chose to "upgrade" it whereas AirPods Max, AirTags, and the Studio Display are all over due for an upgrade.

dylan604 10/28/2025||

> I don't know why Apple chose to "upgrade" it

Of course you do. If they do not constantly upgrade, there are no new sales. Charts must go up, not stay flat. As an example, the venerable Technics 1200 turntable only had a few version releases for fairly minor cosmetic usability items. The core functionality did not change since it was designed. Those versions came with years in between. You buy a pair of those, and you only replaced them when they were stolen. If something broke, you repaired it. Apple's share holders will not be happy with buy once keep forever items.

cortesoft 10/28/2025||

I don't think it is as simple as saying the demand for constant growth is the reason for this.

Even if a manufacturer was a non-profit, if they make a product that never upgrades and can be repaired indefinitely, eventually the demand for new products will drop enough that they simply can't afford to keep making new ones. You can't maintain a manufacturing pipeline for small amounts of product, because there are fixed costs that can't be reduced with reduced production.

rangestransform 10/28/2025||

I could always have more ANC, I want feedforward ANC so strong that I don’t have to listen to showtimers on the subway (still not there yet)

kevinherron 10/29/2025||

I flew to NYC and back last week and never experienced anything like this with mine shrug

The 3s have been an improvement on the 2s for me, especially in fit and feel in ear.

eek2121 10/28/2025||

Unrelated: Apple appears to be cursed with the left ear. 2nd gen has an issue as well. The left ear bud will stop charging randomly. There are a lot of really dumb suggestions for fixing this, however the real issue is a bent pin in the case. I had 2 v2 pros, and fixed another 5 on top of my second one (first one died in the washer) by taking a pair of tweezers and bending the pin in the case upwards. Every single website I read suggested dirty contacts, performing a factory reset, etc. NOPE! Unbend the pin. Gently, mind you. Since I did that, both of my pairs of pros (one belongs to my wife, however she doesn't like earbuds) have worked flawlessly.

wil421 10/28/2025|

The same issue happens to me at my house.

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