the company of the apple bite has published a report confirming that indeed the new silicone pads that Manzana introduced in the new AirPods Pro 2 are incompatible with their predecessor.
Bearing this in mind, if you have some AirPods Older Pros and you wanted to replace their ear tips with the new pair of silicone from the 2nd generation earphones, it may not be the best.
“The pads have been designed specifically for your generation of AirPods Pro, to deliver the highest fidelity audio experience”they state in the support document. “As a result, use the tips that came with your AirPods Pro. The tips on AirPods Pro (1st generation) have a noticeably denser mesh than those on AirPods Pro (2nd generation).”
the giant of symbol of the Apple, According to MacRumors, has incorporated new pads that now come in an extra small (XS) sizecompared to the small, medium and large size, which the first generation had and has.
Apple explains why the old generation of AirPods don’t support the new silicone tips
Well, in the report published by Apple, it turns out that the old generation has a “noticeably denser mesh” than those of the second, so makes it difficult to fit these new silicone ear tips.
On the other hand, they also further state that the “Ear tips have been designed specifically for your generation of AirPods Pro, to deliver the highest fidelity audio experience.”
The giant of the apple symbol launched these new headphones at its “Far Out” event. On the same day, Apple also introduced the new iPhone 14 series and the Apple Watch Ultra. AirPods Pro (2nd generation) are available online and in the Apple Store app starting September 9, and in stores starting today, Friday, September 23.