Metal shavings stuck to Airpods case

Hey so I'm not alone! I've been silently annoyed nearly a year.

I clean the case frequently, but it attracts magnetic dust immediately.

Mine's are almost a year old, does this happens to newer ones too?

Might we have a replacement if asked?

The absolute best way to clean this off perfectly is scotch tape. Place the tape over the case magnet areas that have the metal shavings stuck on them and using a mechanical pencil with the lead retracted so you are using the plastic tip to push the scotch tape directly on to the areas with the metal shavings stuck on them. Let it sit on there for 30 seconds or so and then slowly remove the scotch tape. Viola! This works because the strength of the tape is stronger than the magnet.

FYI if the metal shavings make there way into the charger area on the airpod case it could very well short out the airpods or the charger case. I would try to keep the internal case as clean as possible.

I just went through the Genius Bar process for the same issue (metal shavings collecting in the case). They Genius was going to replace them but they didn’t have a topic in their issues selection for this so they had to escalate it through two levels of engineering. The Apple engineers decided from pictures alone that it couldn’t be metal from the product itself. They assert that if it were from the hinges the shavings / parts would be larger somehow. They told me my option is to keep it clean and “deal with it” basically, no replacement.

It’s not likely your work environment it has happened to my case as well as a friend of mine. I think it is shavings from the battery inside the case. A Q tip cleans it up but requires regular attention.

I think your right, i've talked to many people and they all say the same thing. My theory is that it might be the magnets inside braking down from letting it snap shut to hard and repeated openings and closings. This might not be the case for all of them but for the people that don't work around metals try cleaning them up and be more genital when you close it and see if that stops them from returning.

Surprise surprise. I have the same problem. I don't think it's coming from outside the case but inside from the AirPods themselves.

The metal shavings are coming from the hinge. It's a design flaw and their pretty much impossible to remove completely. Hopefully they fix this for the next version.

I had this same problem and got a replacement. Well guess what... it's happening again.

I work in an office in Sydney so the only metal/aluminium I have nearby is my pen and and have the same problem. Has anyone had a response from Apple about this?

AirPods magnets com out cas

Hadn’t considered it but seems possible that the string magnets migrate filings off the ring of keys I hold in that same pocket... **** curious!

magnets will temp make the iPhone compass confused other then that its no problem

I agree. My shavings appeared right away, before my pods had been out and about. I'm guessing the shavings are coming from within, though I don't understand how/why.

Like a pocket?