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Fairphone unveils Fairbuds 2 with replaceable battery, Sony LDAC and ANC
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this post was submitted on 17 Oct 2026
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I daily the OG fairbuds, and while I love the repairability, I can honestly say they're some of the worst earbuds I've ever used.
They have connection problems
they fail to charge when placed in the case half the time
The. touch controls are finicky and often miss taps, but somehow they can be activated by a single strand of hair landing on the case.
The app just doesn't work, I have never been able to get it to connect to the earbuds.
I've reported all of these issues to Fairphone, and I've recieved little in the way of helpful responses. Hopefully they have managed to make their second gen product more usable, because I do genuinely think a repairable earbuds is a phenomenal idea. And yeah, despite all the issues I still use them everyday.
That's really disappointing to hear (pun not intended). I've been looking for a pair of these earphones that are actually worth the money, because I got sick of paying for airpods only for them to fail within 2 years like clockwork.
Just throwing these things away is horrendous and I was hoping that fairbuds would be good.
I got the Earfun Air Pro 4 about a year or so ago on sale (I think about 45 dollars) and have never looked back. The app works without having to create an account or sign in, they sound great (for sub-100 dollars earbuds, but I've never paid more than that so have nothing to compare to), the noise cancelling is brilliant too.
The only issue I'm having over the last couple of months is that the battery on the earphones (but not on the case) seem to be draining a bit faster now. I'm guessing that's to be expected, as I use them all the time, but thought it was worth mentioning.
Thanks, I'll have a look at them!