10 Best Apple AirPods Cases We've Tried and Tested (2024)

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Lately, immoderate of america connected the WIRED Gear squad person been obsessing implicit AirPods cases. Not conscionable immoderate aged cases, we're talking astir ones that look similar sneakers, candy, luggage, compartment phones, adjacent tins of Spam, allowing america to amusement disconnected our personalities. Yes, I truly bash emotion Spam truthful overmuch that I'd transportation a tin connected my idiosyncratic astatine each times. Are these cases arsenic charming, durable, and protective successful idiosyncratic arsenic they look online? To find out, we tested respective crossed Apple's earbuds lineup. These are our favourite eccentric cases for the modular AirPods (first, second, and third generation) and the AirPods Pro (first and second generation). We'll beryllium continuing to trial much implicit the coming months.

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Medea Giordano and Julian Chokkattu contributed to this guide.

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Which AirPods Do You Have?
How bash you cognize which lawsuit to buy? Apple has respective generations of its AirPods, whether you person the modular AirPods oregon the AirPods Pro, truthful beryllium definite the lawsuit you prime works with your model. (Some cases are interchangeable, peculiarly the first- and second-generation AirPods and the first- and second-generation AirPods Pro.) To find what you have, caput to Settings > Bluetooth connected the Apple instrumentality you've paired it with. Tap connected the “i” icon adjacent to your AirPods sanction and you'll spot a exemplary number. If your AirPods aren't connected to an Apple device, you tin find the exemplary fig connected the instrumentality itself. It's connected the underside of each earbud—you mightiness request to usage the magnify diagnostic connected your smartphone to presumption it.
Once you person a exemplary number, you tin cross-reference it with this guide to fig retired the generation, oregon cheque the database below:
AirPods Pro (2nd Gen, 2022): A2931, A2699, A2698
AirPods Pro (1st Gen, 2019): A2084, A2083
AirPods (3rd Gen, 2021): A2565, A2564
AirPods (2nd Gen, 2019): A2032, A2031
AirPods (1st Gen, 2017): A1523, A1722
You astir apt cognize if you bought a antithetic lawsuit for your AirPods, but it's worthy checking the case's exemplary fig too, arsenic Apple has released stand-alone models with wireless charging and MagSafe support. You tin find those details here.
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The Cartoon Case
Casetify Classic Bean Face AirPods Case
I've been successful emotion with Ketnipz since I archetypal saw the adorable cartoon on Instagram a fewer years ago. The cute introverted legume continues to stay a root of comfortableness erstwhile I'm looking for uplifting, funny, and relatable memes. I was ecstatic to effort the Ketnipz AirPods lawsuit designed with Casetify. Complete with the “classic legume face,” it feels similar I'm carrying my ain small Ketnipz everyplace I go.
The AirPods acceptable precisely into the case, with a abstraction carved retired for the presumption airy supra the illustration. It's made of 65 percent recycled worldly and feels rather durable. I didn't person immoderate issues with wireless charging, meaning you tin plop them on a charging pad without having to region the case.
Compatible with AirPods Pro (1st gen) and AirPods (2nd and 3rd gen)