Apple is being sued over the crackling and static sounds and other audio quality issues plaguing its very first AirPods Pro model, released in 2019 and sold through September 2022.

Four years later, plaintiffs are suing Apple claiming that it didn't fix the crackling when it said it did and also for false advertising.

A trio of Apple customers this month filed a class action lawsuit against Apple, accusing the Cupertino company of violating California

Macworld A class-action lawsuit filed this month accuses Apple of misleading AirPods Pro customers and failing adequately to address an audio defect reported shortly after the product’s launch in 2019.

Back in 2020, Apple admitted that some AirPods Pro units suffered from both crackling sounds, and faults in the

In the class action lawsuit, plaintiffs are requesting “relief” due to the defective nature of the AirPods Pro. While Apple claimed that it fixed the issues in later versions of the first-generation AirPods Pro, the lawsuit says it continued to sell the faulty earbuds.

Apple AirPods Pro have doubled as a hearing aid to give people worldwide a better chance to hear what goes on in their day to day lives. Okie Allen, a hearing instrument specialist in at Beltone Hearing Aid Center in Eau Claire,

Apple is now facing a class action lawsuit over its AirPods Pro model and its crackling issue. DMN has reported on the issue over the years—with the plaintiffs alleging Apple has done nothing to resolve the issue.