After a lengthy delay, Apple is finally shipping its wireless AirPods — which were announced alongside the iPhone 7 in September — to customers, and it's also detailed what you'll pay if you lose one or need it repaired.
In an update to its iPhone service pricing page, Apple has indicated that AirPods will be covered by a one-year warranty that covers defective batteries and other manufacturing issues — so you can have these repaired for free — but does not cover loss or accidental damage.
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If you damage or lose one of the AirPods or the charging case, you can have it replaced by Apple at a cost of $99 each. The price of a brand new set of AirPods plus the case is $229, which means you could lose two of the components (i.e. both AirPods) and replace them for slightly less than the cost of a whole new set.
Still, as the AirPods are totally wireless and quite small, the fee is enough that you'd want to be very careful wearing them while out for a run. Several companies sell products to secure the AirPods, for example with a cable that attaches to each of them and runs behind your neck.
Apple's iPhone 7 controversially dropped the standard 3.5mm headphone jack, meaning users would need to use a headset equipped with a Lightning port, a Bluetooth headset or Apple's own AirPods.
The wireless buds, which are charged magnetically inside a case which also needs to be charged, were initially slated for release in October but were delayed.
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