But with AirPods, Apple offers far less help. ADADWhen your AirPod batteries finally go, even Apple’s employees are confused about your options. If your AirPods are out of warranty, Apple will replace them for $49 per stick — so in reality, $98 total. Because Apple’s “battery service” for AirPods is code for “throwing it away.” Apple isn’t repairing AirPods — it’s just replacing the ear buds and recycling your old ones. Wiens said he had tried this five times, across both the first- and second-generation AirPods, and awarded AirPods a repairability score of zero out of 10.

Source: Washington Post October 08, 2019 15:01 UTC