AirPods Pro Case: Revived for €20

Posted on: Apple, Hardware.Tagline: It turns out fixing the unfixable only takes fifteen minutes and a bit of patience.Last week, I wrote that my AirPods Pro case was dead. The battery wouldn't hold a charge, and Apple's only solution was to charge me €100+ for a replacement case. Instead of throwing it away, I decided to try fixing it myself. It cost me €20 and took about 15 minutes. Here is how to do it. Finding a battery I bought a replacement battery on eBay for €20. You need one specifically for the first-generation AirPods Pro case (model A2190). To open and repair the case, I followed this video tutorial by iMeo: The repair The process is straightforward, but it requires steady hands. First, you pry the inner assembly out of the outer white shell. A plastic spudger helps here to avoid scratching the plastic. Once the internals slide out, you need to disassemble the case further: Detach the hall sensor. Disconnect the flex cables for the setup button and the Lightning port.…