AirPods Pro 3 Water Damage.

Board-level clean — every pair is in a different state, so we tell you how long it takes after inspection — and we're honest that AirPods are the hardest Apple device to recover from water. Each pod is a tiny, fully sealed unit with a packed board and a built-in battery, not designed to be opened, so a soaked pod doesn't always come back — but a prompt clean gives the best chance. We dry them properly (never in the case, never on charge while wet), open what can be opened, and ultrasonically clean the case board and contacts to lift corrosion. Where the fault is the charging case or the contacts, that's the more recoverable part. For a dead pod, the honest maths often favours a single-pod or case replacement over a deep repair, because the part economics on a sealed pod rarely make a full repair worthwhile — we tell you that straight after diagnosis rather than charging you for a long-shot fix. Free diagnosis first, then you decide with the real odds and the cheaper alternative in front of you.