[primitivesuave]

I can't get the damn things to stay in my ears if I'm doing any physical activity beyond brisk walking. Working out in them is out of the question, so I'm still using my regular bluetooth headphones, and I looked quite comical running to catch the train with both hands over my ears so they wouldn't fall out. I'm surprised only 1 out of every 50 people who bought Airpods are experiencing similar dissatisfaction.

[JumpCrisscross]

I noticed my inter-tragic notch [1] is much lower and wider than it appears on my friends' ears. This is where Apple headphones "notch" in. Looking forward to seeing my parents next month so I may examine their auricles.

[1] http://featherforge.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Ear-diagr...

[ForrestN]

Mine have never fallen out, even when running or jumping or leaning over. Do apple's wired earbuds fall out of your ears? Seems like this varies by body.

[primitivesuave]

That's a good point, I hadn't researched into this and it seems like there are solutions out there for ear shapes that don't conform well to Apple headphones.

https://appadvice.com/post/airpods-dont-fit/732275

[tedmiston]

The covers are a cool idea, and I think I'll end up getting the ones that look like Bose tips.

That said, the friction that they add by being too bulky to fit in the case makes any of these half-baked at best. The case is such a core part of what differentiates AirPods. Having to keep track of and put on / take off covers all the time sort of kills the magic.

IMO it's really a problem Apple should solve, or at least accommodate as opposed to leaving up to a hacky third party solution.

[loxias]

I can't fit them in my ears either, I tried once and it hurt :(

The sad thing is, we have the technology to make Real Wireless Earbuds that DONT suck! It's a totally doable engineering project! That don't have horribly lossy encodings and the like. That feature neat things like symmetric pairing, graceful degrading of signal quality with bitrate, and that actually would fit in our ears! But no, fashion too often wins over substance...

[tedmiston]

I experience this but only in one ear. It doesn't seem to make a difference if I'm sitting at my desk or working out, though I can walk everywhere with them. Anytime I lean to the left side, I get really conscious of the left AirPod falling out, which happens once or twice a day.

[QuinnyPig]

I'm with you on this one. I loved everything about mine-- except for the part where they wouldn't stay in my ears, so I returned them.

The worker at the store said he'd seen a fair number of returns citing similar issues. Not sure if he was just trying to make me feel better...

[sushid]

Personally, I knew that the airpods would never fit my ears right so I knew I wouldn't be buying them once they came out.

Perhaps the market is self-selecting and thus only those with the proper ear shape actually opt for them?

[MBCook]

Is that because of the fit you get with the wired ones?

The wired ones more or less fit in my ears, but I found that when I was walking or doing any kind of exercise they fall out in less I use the little plastic thing to cinch them up.

I was worried I have the same problem with the AirPods but they work just fine for me. I guess not having that cable tugging on them makes the difference.

But the old ones worked if I was just sitting still. That didn't even work well for my brother and he wasn't able to use AirPods either.

[sushid]

I think I fall in the "doesn't work when sitting still" category like your brother. I can technically have them on when I'm sitting down, but it's more like a centimeter away from my ear canal and on the brink of falling out.

Hoping that the future iterations are more promising.

[JustSomeNobody]

Search Amazon for Vojo rabbits.

[primitivesuave]

Thank you for the suggestion, I just ordered a pair and will be ecstatic if this fixes the issue.