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The Pro Airpods simply don’t fit my ears. The left one could be made to fit with some determined wiggling, but the right one would never make a seal, and the phone would complain that the seal was bad. I returned them.

I can’t imagine that I am that unique. It’s especially odd, as I own the first generation “regular” airpods, and they fit just fine.

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I've got the exact opposite problem. The AirPods Pro fit perfectly (I go running with them) but I could never get the regular AirPods to fit and stay in my ear (event while sitting still).

I seem to have that issue with any in-ear earbud. Which is unfortunate, as I quite like them and would prefer them to my over-the-ear for most things (though I just got some noise canceling over-the-ear for Christmas, so that might change). But I can't get any ear bud I've ever tried to stay in my right ear when I'm running. iPhone defaults fall out, every Android default I try has fallen out (even trying all tips). All of them have always fallen it. It's quite annoying, honestly. I haven't tried the Pros (and really don't have a reason to now that I've gotten some over-the-ear noise canceling ones, other than form factor), but it's almost just not worth the risk.

Maybe I'll try them when these new ones finally start to die, or I have another use case/some extra money where it'd matter, besides running.

Interesting. As a datapoint, I was unexpectedly gifted Airpod Pros for Christmas and all three tip sizes seal well in my ears according to the test app. The middle sized one is most comfortable. Regular Airpods fit fine.

That being said I'm planning on passing them on to somebody without Airpods (after buying new eartips!) because I already own regular Airpods and Bose QC35s. I prefer the on-ear Boses for ANC and the Airpods for comfort (not completely in-ear, easy to take in/out for casual listening, less isolation than Pro's transparency mode, they fall out and pause playback when I fall asleep).

The Airpod Pros aren't bad, they would be a good compromise between the two for somebody who likes in-ear buds. I just don't have a use for them and find them overpriced.

I struggle with that too. I’m holding out hope that a 3rd party offers alternative tips.

Did it still happen with the different sizes of ear tips? That sounds very odd.

Yep. Tried them all.

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