Powerbeats 3 blinking white light

I have this issue too! 3 flashing what lights and it will not hold a charge. Unfortunately they are out of warranty now because I didn't act soon enough. If there are any solutions please let me know.

SOLLLLLVVVVEEDDD.

So the exact same problem happened with me, i called apple and they told me to renew them. Since my warranty finished, i was told to pay 100$. Being broke at the moment i decided not to.

What you do is this:

1: Reset the power beats

2: Plug the power beats to the computer and register them

3: keep them on charge for 1 day, 24 hours.

they will start blinking white/red/white/red.

4: take them off, try to turn them on and they wont work at all. wait for couple of hours

5: put them again on charge for half a day and they will start blinking red only

6: at the end of that day, while they are on charge, the light will turn white and they will work again perfectly.

TADAAAA.

This is a known issue that has been reported by many users for over a year now. I had mine for 4 months before they stopped working due to batteries going bad. Luckily they were still under warranty. This is quite frankly UNSAT for a $200 headset. It's simply a terrible product/brand to purchase. I will likely sell product when i get the replacement and buy something else.

I got the exactly same problem with you. After 13.5 months usage suddenly the bluetooth connection between my phone and my beats had gone and then i tried many things like reseting (did not work),update(did not work because it did not connect to my laptop except the white constant light. When I try press the power button 10 seconds pairing mode is on with red light and white light respectively and then nothing just white blinking lights. Due to my 1 year warranty time is over apple do not want to accept its fault because i'm 100 per cent sure that there is a hardware or whatever problem on my device and no matter their warranty time is they should support their 199 euro device. Only they said is that you can bring your beats by paying 100 dollars and then we can give you a new product with 6 months warranty. Are you kidding with me ?Apple has stolen my money and they are still begging money from me for a rubbish product with only 6 months warranty. If you bought Beats company you should stand behind your products. I will never buy an Apple product anymore.

hello romJones

have u tried update option yet? because i've already tried that there is no connection between my laptop and powerbeats3 , there is only constant white blink and thus i couldn't update my earphones. It's a garbage product now because my warrant time is overdue with only 2 months, so apple do not want to take responsibility. Only they said is u can change ur device with the new one by paying 99 dollars.

Plug the charger in and keep pressing the power button for a while, the light will start to blink white/red/white/red/white and then another three white blink, unplug it and that should solve the issue

nothing changed Jones . i tried everything still blinking white light and when i press the power button 10 secs red white red white and then 3 white again . Beats it's a garbage earphones jabra is much better then it in terms of both performance and price

Welp, my fourth pair made it just over a year and a month. They just failed last night, three white lights, during a workout, listening to a really good documentary.

I'm not sure if they are still under any warranty, but I don't really care now. I'm considering my foray into Beats a loss and I will replace them with a different brand.

For me the solution was that the Powerbeats Solo 3 don't operate in weather below 0 degrees Celsius. They simply shut down until they warm up enough for you to power them on again. They have a built-in function to shut down in cold weather in order to protect the circuitry. It took me three replacement pairs, and realizing that it always happened walking the dog in winter in Toronto, Canada, before I figured this out. Sadly, this piece of information is not clearly provided - especially to Apple's northern customers! :-)

I still love the headphones - I just wish this piece of information were more clearly provided.

I had the same issue, it is because I use mine when I workout and they are now swear proof. The first time it happened it started working after a week after it dried out. The second time it took a monthbefore it started working. Now I constantly wipe my ears out when I workout and never leave my beats in my gym bag. After my work out when I get home I leave them out to dry.

I left mine on charge all night, initially it should blink red, just leave it on charge all night and they should work again. I woke up and the light was bright white and turned and synced right away!

My Power Beats 3 have always worked fine. Then a few weeks ago they wouldn't turn on. I'd suppose the problem was the battery if it was quickly being drained prior, but the battery life has always been exemplary. They would show red while charging, then white when fully charged. But they wouldn't run on or show any light.

I looked up support and tried to "reset" them, holding down power and volume down for 10 seconds. After that they just flash Red-White-Red-Off Red-White-Red-Off when plugged in, and nothing when unplugged. I didn't see anything online that said the problem. Apple chat just said to send them in for repair, without telling what the (Red-White-Red-Off) error code meant. The repair fee is the same as buying a pair from Amazon, so I decided to try fixing them myself.

I bought a new battery and soldered it in-place of the original. Before I sealed the housing I plugged them into the computer. The Red charge light came on, and I thought I had it all worked out. I performed a reset just in case, to make sure they headset accepted the new battery. It reset fine, and I plugged it in to charge. I let it charge all night, and check them in the morning. When I checked them, they were back in Red-White-Red-Off flash mode. I've let them charge for a full week, and no luck. I'm back at Square 1 with a new battery, and no clue what the deal is.

Any Ideas?

Sad news for anyone having this issue and you're out of the one-year warranty. I contacted Apple support, and the only option was to pay $99 plus tax for a repair. According to them, it is the only option, a paid replacement because it has been longer than a year.

I have taken really good care of my powerbeats3 wireless. I only use them to run, for work-outs, or for school. I even keep them in the little plastic case that comes with them. I clean them and do everything I can to keep them in good condition. I feel cheated for paying good money for these headphones, and a little after a year, they brake down for something I did not do.

I have had this occur tonight as well. Any luck? I hooked them to my Apple TV and they quit midway through a song, and now they won't come up on any of my devices..

I'm having exactly the same problem with mine. Did anyone find a solution?