AirPods Pro 3 - not a good fit

Hey, thanks so much for sharing your experience. I thought I was the only one not liking the fit of the new airpods pro 3 after so many compliments on how they “finally fit”. For me, as soon as I put them in (size M, which is the size I’ve always used on all of my airpods pro), they just seem to be too long now, pressing hard into my ears. I tried to switch to a smaller size but what happened was I felt it fit less securely. I tried to compare the fit between the S and M ear tips. M fits better but both felt odd. Went back to my Pro 2, and it just stayed in there, comfortably… So bummed since I was so looking forward to the Pro 3 :(

I’m having exactly the same experience! I’ve been trying different tip sizes every few days but one of them keep slipping out. It’s super frustrating because they do feel very comfortable for a while. Then suddenly it’s popped out or is just about to. I was hoping the tips would be a bit spongy and adapt somewhat to my ear canals. Alas, no. It’s WORSE. I have less than a week, but I’ll probably return. I suspect this may be start of my de-APPLEization moment. The iPhone 17 pro has been quite underwhelming…

The Pro 3 was the biggest disappointment I’ve ever had with an Apple product… the Pro 2s fit me perfectly, I can sleep even on my side wearing them. With the 3s, as soon as I put my head on the pillow, they were digging in and I just couldn’t wear them anymore… hopefully they tweak it a little so it fits everyone better.

I bought the Pro 3 and I’m wearing my older Pro 2. Indeed Apple returns policy is very good. But I just wanted to get used with Pro 3 and it’s simply impossible to use them on the move, bike riding and running. They are supposed to fit better in anyone’s ears than Pro 2 and they are worse. The noise cancellation compared with Pro 2 is worse. Listening to music, when audio detail matters, that is indeed the greatest disappointment and so I’m wearing the Pro 2. I’ve been an Apple person for the last 15 yrs, I bought a month ago and iPad Air and six ago a MacBook Air. Again the quality is disappointing: charging each of them it’s super good; but display and brightness is under expectations. Speed is ok but very slow if you are running Adobe, Zoom and LMS/University. It makes me questioning my eyesights, my hearing and it’s unpleasant because older Apple models worked, I think the quality standards control is done by people with less attention to detail. There is a price we all pay do that Apple products respond to the high quality and functionality. I’m sorry but the high quality and functionally has not been demonstrated for the last 4-5 years.

Mitten_medic wrote:

Which ones did you get that worked

For my AirPods 2? The ones I bought seem to be currently unavailable. These seem popular, though:

Comply Eartips (Amazon)

My AirPods Pro 3 arrived 2 days ago (from Apple Au online store) and wearing them more than 15-20 min both ears feel an unusual, upsetting warmth, something that doesn’t happen with my AirPods Pro 2. In addition, the noise cancellation is not as seamless as the AirPods Pro 2. I’m trying for a few days more, but how can you explain that if I wear Air pods pro 2 for 3-4 hours only then my ears get warm while with Air pods pro 3 it takes less than 20 min to get a warmth/redness with both my ears?

georgetteS21 wrote:

I’m trying for a few days more, but how can you explain that if I wear Air pods pro 2 for 3-4 hours only then my ears get warm while with Air pods pro 3 it takes less than 20 min to get a warmth/redness with both my ears?

No one here is a doctor, and no one here can see your ears. But, at a guess, the Pro 3s don't fit your ears as well and are irritating them. Or you're allergic to the material in the tips.

Which ones did you get that worked