How to authenticate genuine AirPods?

This has gotten far too out of hand!!! The fakes now pass every test that one can find to tell if they’re fakes EXCEPT FOR ONE, The FIRMWARE WILL NOT UPDATE TO THE CURRENT CODE NUMBER. Make sure that if you are buying AirPods at a discounted price that the firmware will update BEFORE YOU BUY THEM. Demand they be taken out of the box and updated before purchase, if they do not update right away? They are fake and you should take legal action like I did.

Sure the fakers just copy genuine serial numbers? Sounds pretty easy?

You paid a LOT for likely fakes.

Absolutely YES ask for a refund.

Unless you purchased them from Apple - or from an Authorized Reseller - AND broke the tamper-evident packaging seals yourself …

… they’re likely counterfeit.

Hilariagg Said:

"Are my AirPods fake?: I bought a pair of AirPod Pros from a phone repair shop that was in my local Walmart[...] i don’t know what to do should i ask for a refund?"

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Verify these are Genuine AirPods:

1. Get the Serial Number: Find the Serial Number of your AirPods - Apple Support
2. Enter the Serial Number here: Check Your Service and Support Coverage - Apple Support
3. View the Results: If all shows up as an AirPod, then you are fine. If not, then these are fake, and you should request a return.

How often are firmware updates? Not sure I've ever seen one?

So how do we know if we got fake

Fakers just copy genuine serial numbers? Why wouldn't they do that?

As long as customers still believe that they can purchase a genuine premium product WELL below the price offered by the Manufacturer and Authorized resellers …

… the counterfeit market will continue to exist and technologically evolve.

No legitimate outlets are selling “just released” products at reduced prices.

Absolutely! I just bought fake ones . Checking the serial number is no longer a warranty. If the box it’s seal the apple logo doesn’t shine like the usual one . It will have a sticker in a corner . If they are open , then is even easier to know if they are real . By checking the power button and circle one . They must be firmed and not feel like they are about to break and light .

Pachis14 wrote:

I wanna know if my AirPods are fake

If you figure out how to easily and reliably distinguish counterfeit from real, and particularly for those of us located hundreds or thousands of kilometers away, then the folks making the counterfeit devices will undoubtedly work ceaselessly to remediate that difference.

Complicating this real-or-counterfeit determination, a range of fakes is available, ranging from cheap and pretty bad to more expensive and fairly close.

Serial numbers are trivial to copy, and not useful for detecting counterfeit devices. There can be one real device with a given serial number, and myriad fakes.

Here is Adam Savage of Tested reviewing a range of counterfeit devices, for some background:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db99cXMD780

Probably the most reliable (current) indicators for real AirPods Pro 2nd gen (and AirPods 3rd gen with MagSafe) is working MagSafe charging support in the case, and dynamic head tracking support with AirPods Pro.

What to do? Buy from an authorized reseller, or buy directly from Apple.

jagtarlohgarh wrote:

I buy airpods 2nd genration but when i hold it to ear i have problem in my ear like ear pain

Whether AirPods 2nd fit anybody’s particular ears is an individual thing, whether genuine or counterfeit.

Nobody here is going to be able to address the cause of somebody’s reported ear pain, which could range from a problem with the fit in your particular ears, to an allergy to the materials or dermatitis, to trauma, to damaged AirPods.

If they don’t fit, return them to the seller for a refund, if that’s offered.

If you believe the pain warrants it or if the pain persists, see your medical provider.

Martin Bell Said:

"Fakers just copy genuine serial numbers? Why wouldn't they do that?"

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IDK. Ask the faker. I never would do so. So, if something is ungenuine, then you should contact Apple Support and report it to them. Provide them with a Otto of it, while on the phone with them.

ejay264 wrote:

check if airpods are real

If you figure out how to easily and reliably distinguish counterfeit from real, and particularly for those of us located hundreds or thousands of kilometers away, then the folks making the counterfeit devices will undoubtedly work ceaselessly to remediate that difference.

Complicating this determination, a range of fakes is available, ranging from cheap and pretty bad to more expensive and fairly close.

Serial numbers are trivial to copy, and not useful for detecting counterfeit devices. There can be one real device with a given serial number, and myriad fakes.

Here is Adam Savage of Tested reviewing a range of counterfeit devices, for some background:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db99cXMD780

Probably the most reliable (current) indicators for real AirPods Pro 2nd gen (and AirPods 3rd gen with MagSafe) is working MagSafe charging support in the case, and dynamic head tracking support with AirPods Pro.

What to do? Buy from an authorized reseller, or buy directly from Apple.

oluwakemi160 wrote:

How can I check is my AirPod is genuine

If you figure out how to easily and reliably distinguish counterfeit from real, and particularly for those of us located hundreds or thousands of kilometers away, then the folks making the counterfeit devices will undoubtedly work ceaselessly to remediate that difference.

Complicating this determination, a range of fakes is available, ranging from cheap and pretty bad to more expensive and fairly close.

Serial numbers are trivial to copy, and not useful for detecting counterfeit devices. There can be one real device with a given serial number, and myriad fakes.

Here is Adam Savage of Tested reviewing a range of counterfeit devices, for some background:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db99cXMD780

Probably the most reliable (current) indicators for real AirPods Pro 2nd gen (and AirPods 3rd gen with MagSafe) is working MagSafe charging support in the case, and dynamic head tracking support with AirPods Pro.

What to do? Buy from an authorized reseller, or buy directly from Apple.

Bro what do you mean exactly?

plz help