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Powerbeats not charging

I have used my Powerbeats for 4 weeks now without any problem. Now they do not work anymore. Switching them on does not work. When I try to charge them, the only reaction I get is the light blinking red several times and then doing nothing again. Can anyone help me here?

MacBook Air, iOS 8.1.3

Posted on Mar 2, 2015 11:37 AM

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Posted on Feb 16, 2017 9:07 AM

I am now on my second pair of wireless powerbeats3 and have now had this problem on both pairs. The headphones become entirely unusable because they simply will not maintain a charge. They work for 4-6 weeks and then something about the charging mechanism breaks.


Even if your new pair works, I would not trust it. Seems to be defect in the product itself.

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Sep 28, 2017 2:13 PM in response to arnoale

I just got done talking to Apple Support about this and they got mine working again without me having to swap out (again). First - go into your phones Bluetooth section and forget your headphone device. After I reset mine,for some reason, freaked my phone out and would try searching for the headphones - even though they were on,etc - it will just save you a headache later. Instead of doing the "regular" reboot of 10 seconds - hold down the power and the volume down button for 20 seconds. Your headphones should go from a solid red to blinking red/white and then off. You should be able to start your headphones and reconnect to your phone after this.


I asked why the 20 seconds and not the 10 - apple support just said it was another way to reboot the headphones. Not sure why they don't let people know of the different ways to reset.


I had read somewhere that the powerbeats2 battery problems were caused by water/sweat coming into contact and causing corrosion - so for the powerbeats3 they built this "protection" that has an auto off feature to protect the battery - so that could be why it won't turn back on without a reset - its basically powering down to protect itself...I guess.


Hopefully this helps! I've also wrapped my microphone with cellophane and electrical tape to help with the water/sweat getting into the headphones - I'm hoping this will help

Oct 23, 2017 2:48 PM in response to arnoale

I had the same issue with my week old Beats Solo 3. I called tech support online and that got them working for a day and then back to issues. It would also disconnect out of no where. I ended up returning them for a new pair. No issues with new pair now. I think there might be a large batch of defective solo 3 wireless beats going around 😟

Nov 13, 2017 3:23 PM in response to glidobob

I am on my forth pair in 9 months. Not charging issue. I’m sick of it. If this pair goes out I’m starting a class action law suit. Since they refuse to refund my money. IThank God I still have my LG headset because it’s a 8 day period before I get the new ones from them. Which means that I’ve been with out them for a total of 24 days in a 9 month period. Do not by them. They SUCK!!!!!!!!

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