How To Clean AirPods & EarPods Without Damaging Them

I walk you through Apple's guidelines for cleaning AirPods, AirPods Pro, EarPods and their Charging Case, and also try out a third-party cleaning tool designed specifically for these products.
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0:46 Apple's warning about water
1:05 How to clean your AirPods or AirPods Pro
1:41 How to clean chemicals & stains
2:45 How to clean the speaker & microphone mesh
3:07 Apple's warning about using sharp & abrasive objects
3:30 How to clean wired Earpods
3:55 How to clean your Charging Case
5:00 How to clean the AirPods Pro Ear Tips
5:26 3rd Party cleaning tools for AirPods
7:05 Clean the Lightning Connector on Charging Case

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[dblakewood]

So an 8 min video all to say wipe with a towel dipped in water... Nice

[no_handle_required]

compressed air, alcohol q-tip. Done. None of that other bs.

[kennynakawaki]

Using Qtips splashed with a little bit of rubbing alcohol did the trick for me!

[alphaj]

What about removing the dirt that builds up on the magnets that hold them shut. They look like crap after a few months and the dirt won’t come off with anything

[obmijnivre]

Cleaning the outside does nothing. Just pushes gunk into the mesh. I just popped the speaker cover off and it was awful inside. Couldn’t see through the mesh. I used water used and a q-tip and it’s 100 times better. Louder than the right one now. I’m going to use alcohol them tonite and see if I can get to the mics. I haven’t been able to talk through them for months

[cppctek]

I love the tool @6:00 that’s about the coolest thing for cleaning these. The rest is common sense

[CamTGM]

I used a Q-tip and now they sound muffled ☠️ I’m on the verge of exploding rn

[DanDanNoodls]

I’ve literally ran mine through the wash twice and they still work fine.

[JogBird]

I bought a pair of Shure Se535 over a decade ago and they still sound fantastic

[ryanmartinroyals]

I tried the dry q-tip and it still damaged my air pods, thanks a lot

[benhickey]

Hey if one is quieter than the other it might seem crazy but sick on the big vent and then brush with a cotton swab. Works amazing

[brendaeagle]

What about the earwax that gets inside the mesh? 😢

[danishqaril]

I read some of the comments. Some are ethical and very useful. Some of them are either sarcastic or plain disgusting. Those who are sarcastic doesn’t own AirPods or AirPods Pro.

[martfort]

a suggestion is to ask your ENT Med Dr. to use the same vacuum cleaner he uses to remove wax from your ear canal on the mesh surface - that should remove the dirt.
BUT the question is: will it damage the speaker by creating to strong of a vacuum?

[bpacheco]

I've got skullcandy earbuds over 2 years...I douse with ispopropyl fine. Water isn't bad for electronics...impurities in it is...causes corrosion.

I fix electronic circuit boards for a living....we douse stuff much more delicate than these earbuds with isopropyl all the time...it's fine.

[Anonyme]

Just use a brush for everything. It’s all you need to clean them properly before wiping them with a microfiber cloth.

[bprince]

The metal point on the cleaning device is used to scrape the build up off the mess you have to be careful about using the cleaning pen

[johnfisher]

What do you do if your earwax is the consistency of peanut butter?

[WhirlOmar]

When it gets gunky, the only thing that helps is a toothpick, used carefully. A wooden toothpick is not gonna damage the mesh. Lightly brushing with a little soft brush or no lint dry towel ain’t gonna do nothing with the gunk.

[sirwinkallot]

Airpods 2nd gen here. Had to remove the mesh over the mic with the end of a push pin and it was disgusting. A few careful swirls and I went from under water sound to clear to the other person. Understand this is the last ditch effort to be able to talk and having the other person hear you clearly. If they are new, your best bet to keep the integrity of it intact is bring it in to an Apple Store of you don’t want a permanent alteration of the AirPod! This worked for me but may not work for all!!