Apple is being sued over the crackling and static sounds and other audio quality issues plaguing its very first AirPods Pro model, released in 2019 and sold through September 2022.

Macworld A class-action lawsuit filed this month accuses Apple of misleading AirPods Pro customers and failing adequately to address an audio defect reported shortly after the product’s launch in 2019.

Back in 2020, Apple admitted that some AirPods Pro units suffered from both crackling sounds, and faults in the

In the class action lawsuit, plaintiffs are requesting “relief” due to the defective nature of the AirPods Pro. While Apple claimed that it fixed the issues in later versions of the first-generation AirPods Pro, the lawsuit says it continued to sell the faulty earbuds.

According to classaction.org, a class action lawsuit has been filed against the Cupertino giant around sound quality and noise canceling complaints. There's no word about how much money the lawsuit is looking for, but it will apparently cover everyone who bought a pair of the affected earbuds.

Apple has released new firmware for the AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4, another software update for its personal audio devices.

A trio of Apple customers this month filed a class action lawsuit against Apple, accusing the Cupertino company of violating California

Apple is now facing a class action lawsuit over its AirPods Pro model and its crackling issue. DMN has reported on the issue over the years—with the plaintiffs alleging Apple has done nothing to resolve the issue.

As noted by MacRumors, three Apple customers have filed a class action lawsuit against the tech giant. The plaintiffs are bringing the case against Apple because the company touted its AirPods Pro (first generation as having “superior audio and noise-cancelling qualities.