Can’t attach silicone tips to airpod pro

I cannot seem to attach new silicon tips to my airpod pro. When I removed the others there was some white silicone residue, which I removed completely but the new ones don’t seem to fit despite the fact that they came with the original package.

I have watched a few videos and mine are white after the tips are removed whereas in the videos theirs are black? I have definitely removed all the residue. It’s like the tips are just too small?

we only have one set of AirPods in the house so they are the original tips?

Posted on May 3, 2023 7:50 PM

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Posted on Oct 27, 2023 9:14 AM

I had this same issue and realized that the issue is that the old tip hadn’t completely been removed. If you see white on your AirPod tip, that’s part of the old tip. It should be black if the old tip has been completely removed. If the white tip is there, simply use your nails to grab pop off the old tip and the new one will pop right on.

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Oct 27, 2023 9:14 AM in response to julie-anne1965

I had this same issue and realized that the issue is that the old tip hadn’t completely been removed. If you see white on your AirPod tip, that’s part of the old tip. It should be black if the old tip has been completely removed. If the white tip is there, simply use your nails to grab pop off the old tip and the new one will pop right on.

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