A class-action lawsuit filed this month accuses Apple of misleading AirPods Pro customers and failing adequately to address an audio defect reported shortly after the product’s launch in 2019.

According to classaction.org, a class action lawsuit has been filed against the Cupertino giant around sound quality and noise canceling complaints. There's no word about how much money the lawsuit is looking for, but it will apparently cover everyone who bought a pair of the affected earbuds.

Three users filed a class action lawsuit in the Northern District of California court, claiming that Apple knowingly sold its AirPods Pro with sound defects. According to the users, after buying the earphones, which Apple released on October 30th, 2019, they experienced “static and crackling” sounds to either one or both of the earphones.

Apple is being sued over the crackling and static sounds and other audio quality issues plaguing its very first AirPods Pro model, released in 2019 and sold through September 2022.

A trio of Apple customers this month filed a class action lawsuit against Apple, accusing the Cupertino company of violating California

Back in 2020, Apple admitted that some AirPods Pro units suffered from both crackling sounds, and faults in the

Apple is now facing a class action lawsuit over its AirPods Pro model and its crackling issue. DMN has reported on the issue over the years—with the plaintiffs alleging Apple has done nothing to resolve the issue.