William Gallagher
A Powerbeats Pro owner has filed a class action lawsuit against Apple for its "false, misleading and deceptive" advertising over the wireless headphones battery life and charging case.
An existing class action suit claims that Powerbeats Pro don't last the advertised nine hours. Now a separate, second one takes issue with both the nine hours, and Apple's claim of how long they can run with the aid of the charging case.
"[Apple] markets its Powerbeats Pro as rechargeable, high-end Bluetooth headphones," says the filing, included in full below. "In an effort to attract buyers willing to pay hundreds of dollars for premium headphones, Defendant boasts that the Powerbeats Pro will last 'up to 9 hours listening time' on a single charge from their charging case, and that the charging case provides a total of 'more than 24 hours listening time.'"
"However... [Apple's] charging case fails to consistently and adequately charge the Powerbeats Pro headphones due to a defect in its design and/or due to Defendant's use of substandard materials," continues the suit. "As a result of this defect, the headphones cannot maintain a proper connection with the charging case and are thus unfit for their intended purpose."
The suit further takes aim at the alleged issue that these wireless headphones have problems connecting to different devices.
"Further, and again despite [Apple's] advertisements and assurances regarding its Powerbeats' Bluetooth connectivity," says the suit, "[the] Powerbeats Pro headphones do not consistently connect to other devices via Bluetooth as intended or advertised."
The suit was filed on February 3, 2022, in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, County Department, Chancery Division. A hearing is scheduled for June 3, 2022.
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11 Comments
Mine work just fine.
A couple of times, the case didn’t recharge an earphone, but the remedy was to reset the earphone in the case.
Sure, that was inconvenient, but getting ambulance chasers involved didn’t seem to be the next step.
As an attorney, there are far more important causes one needs to focus on.
I agree with this lawsuit. My headphones had all these issues as well as an inconsistent Bluetooth connection.
I got caught up in this. For me it’s the left one. Won’t charge no matter how many times I reseat it. Which is sad because the sound is superior but it’s very inconsistent to the point where it’s useless. How do I get in on one of these suits?
This happens to me a lot. It’s always just one of them that doesn’t charge but the other one does. Annoying to go workout and one ear is 100% battery and the other is 10% battery