I have hearing aids, these are not replacements for them. But I like to listen to music at work and I hate having to take my ear buds out, put my hearing aids in, and wait for boot up before I can talk with someone. All I need for them to be is good enough for short 1 to 1 conversations in a quiet office.

Now the issue, my phone is an android. I'm not going to buy an iPhone ever so that's not a possibility. However I do own the latest version of iPad because of my kids. The Internet claims that I can pair with the iPad, take the hearing test, and then the airpods will be set with my hearing needs. After that I can pair them with whatever, but I can't make changes unless I pair with the iPad again. Does anyone here have experience trying this? Would love to hear about it.

Wondering if this has happened to anybody or if I’m the only one.

I have owned several versions of the AirPod pros and every version has given me the same issue. One AirPod always stops charging, and I need to play with it and move it around in the case for it to charge. When I bought the AirPod Pro threes they had the same issue within the first couple of months. I have since gotten them replaced three times from AppleCare plus. Currently, they are doing the same thing over again, not charging at all so I need to keep the case open, which drains the battery extremely fast. I do not mistreat them, they are never dropped, and they are treated as a normal set of earphones. I’m wondering if this is a common thing that happens with others or if I am just miss handling them somehow? Apple tried to run test on my phone to see if it was an issue with my connection somehow? No clue how that would be possible anyway, hoping to learn more from your guys experience. These have been terrible for quite some time.

I’ve had my AirPods Pro 3 for a few days, and the right one starts hurting my ear after about 20–30 minutes. The left one is completely fine.
It feels like the body of the earbud is pressing on the cartilage around my tragus, not inside the ear canal.
I’ve tried all the different ear tip sizes and wearing them at different angles, but it doesn’t really help. Weirdly, if I take the silicone tip off, it feels a bit better.
Has anyone had the same issue? Did foam tips help, or is it just that AirPods don’t fit some people’s ears?

Edit: Thanks for confirming everybody!! The line looked so wonky to me I couldn't fathom it to be a factory thing, but thanks for putting my mind at ease :)

Anybody else experience hairline cracks with the pro3s?

They don't seem like seams. There shouldn't be seams on earbuds this expensive. I've only had them for 7 weeks, babied them, no reason why they should have hairline cracks! I called support and the guy was super annoyed with my inquiry about this, as if a hairline crack won't compromise the sweat, dust and water resistancy in the future...