I’ve never had as many issues with an Apple Product as I have the AirPod Max 2.

I’m an Apple product nerd. You know the people who buy tech they don’t need with spec that they won’t utilise just because they want the shiny new thing? That‘s me. It’s my only vice.

So I have every product. My Airpod Pro 3 are my main headphones, but I wanted the AirPod Max 2 to watch movies and do deep work. So I got them.

I’ve returned 2 pairs. The first keep losing connection. The second‘s right side stopped working. Lucky number 3 worked for a bit. The connection is unstable, the on ear detection is temperamental, the volume control is buggy and sometimes my Mac wouldn’t recognize them at all. My AirPod pro 3 work flawlessy.

Well, as of this morning, the button on the side (the one that changes noise canceling etc) stopped working. Totally stopped. I’ve done hard resets, forgetting the device, everything recommended. Nothing works. It’s the last straw for me.

I’m getting rid of them. They have applecare, I’ll get them fixed, then say goodbye, because they don’t work properly, they never have. They are not for for purpose.

For everyone on the fence about buying one I have this to say: The sound is wonderful, they are comfortable, the noise cancelling is the best. BUT - none of this matters if when you want to use them, they just don’t work.

Buy something else. And that’s coming from an apple fanboy.