MY AIRPODS MAX will not charge. Red light flashes once then goes off

Hello. That’s completely normal, the orange light shuts off rather quickly. Try charging it inside the smartcase, also avoid using 12w+ chargers as they will reduce the battery life of them

Hi PalmHopper,

Thank you for posting in Apple Support Communities. We see you are having problems charging your AirPods Max. Checking How to charge your AirPods Max and learn about battery life was a great step.

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