Can I fix my water damaged AirPods?

Hey Rodney Lampkin,

If your AirPod(s) have fallen into water, you should dry your Airpods immediately, as you already did. If there is still water in your AirPods and then you charge them, they can be damaged and become very hot. To be sure, it's best to visit an Apple store. You can refer to the articles below:

How to clean your AirPods.

How to clean your AirPods, AirPods Pro, AirPods Max, and EarPods - Apple Support

Please note that this problem falls under water damage, and this is not covered by Apple's 1-year warranty!

Hopefully my answer was helpfully,

Enjoy your day!

My airpods fell into my Indian soup so you can imagine my plight … I immediately cleaned it in running tap water, some hand cleaning soap. Towel dried it and used my Remington hair dryer blasting hot air into my AirPods … well she seems to have recovered and doing quite well

Your Airpod is destroyed. Taking it to an Apple Store won't really accomplish anything as they will not do anything with a water-damaged device.

Order a replacement:

AirPods Repair & Service - Apple Support

So my mum washed my air pods first generation in the washing machine and only realised till she washed them they were In that pocket and I dried them I can’t still connect to them but can’t hear anything out of both and the case still lets me charge them and turns green when fully charged I just can’t hear anything and when I go connect it still plays out my iPhone when it still says it’s connected

Ashtons12 wrote:

Anyone have any recommendations on what to do?

Water damage can't be repaired. And, frequently, it gets worse.

Replace it:

AirPods Replacement, Repair, & Service - Apple Support

losimoa wrote:

Washing machine airpod.

I found my airpod in the washing machine, i connected it to my case and then a few min later tried to see if it worked, it did but it doesn’t sound like before. Is there any way to fix it? What should i do?

Water damage can't be repaired. And, frequently, it gets worse.

Replace it:

AirPods Replacement, Repair, & Service - Apple Support

whicks74 wrote:

I dropped an AirPod in the bathtub and it took me about a minute to find it. Plenty of water in it. At first, it did not work. I dried it off with a towel and still no luck. Then I dropped it in some rice and played a high frequency sound through the AirPods for about 5 minutes. Now it works perfectly!

Never put electronics in rice. It doesn't help them dry and bits of it can get into openings.

Chazza43 wrote:

So my mum washed my air pods first generation in the washing machine and only realised till she washed them they were In that pocket and I dried them I can’t still connect to them but can’t hear anything out of both and the case still lets me charge them and turns green when fully charged I just can’t hear anything and when I go connect it still plays out my iPhone when it still says it’s connected

Time to get new ones.

I dropped my AirPods into some soup. I just dried it off but didn’t run it under water. It kinda works. When I put it in my ear, it is quieter than the other. Anyone have any recommendations on what to do?

Washing machine airpod.

I found my airpod in the washing machine, i connected it to my case and then a few min later tried to see if it worked, it did but it doesn’t sound like before. Is there any way to fix it? What should i do?

I dropped an AirPod in the bathtub and it took me about a minute to find it. Plenty of water in it. At first, it did not work. I dried it off with a towel and still no luck. Then I dropped it in some rice and played a high frequency sound through the AirPods for about 5 minutes. Now it works perfectly!

i spilled water on my airpods now they won’t turn on or connect to anything

jashun259 wrote:

i spilled water on my airpods now they won’t turn on or connect to anything

Time to get new ones.