According to a lawsuit filed by California against apple, in 2020, a 12-year-old boy suffered damage to his eardrum when he heard a loud amber alarm while wearing airpods headphones. The child, whose initials were "B.G." in court documents, was wearing an airpods pro to watch a movie on his iPhone through Netflix when the amber alarm was issued in 2020.
It is said that he turned down the volume of the airpods pro at that time, but the amber alarm sounded without warning, causing a loud noise, resulting in damage to the boy's eardrum.
The lawsuit said the amber alarm tore B.G. The eardrum damaged his cochlea and led to his hearing loss. Since then, he has experienced a series of dizziness, tinnitus and nausea, and permanent hearing loss in his right ear, requiring a hearing aid.
In this lawsuit, Apple The company is accused of producing defective airpods. These defective products will not automatically reduce the alarm volume, nor will they balance the notification volume and alarm volume. The lawsuit accused apple of not warning about potential problems and claimed that the company knew the design defects and did nothing.
The lawsuit points out that the direct result of Apple's dereliction of duty in designing, manufacturing and selling defective airpods is B.G. Suffered serious temporary and permanent, sustained injury, pain and suffering, disability and damage. In the past, B.G. Suffered mental pain, emotional trauma, physical injury, disability and injury, and this situation will continue in the future. The boy has lost the ability to live a normal life and will continue to live a "degraded" life in the future, including the decline of income ability. In addition, it is related to the injury caused by pods. Air. Medical expenses have to be borne in the past and in the future.
The lawsuit is being filed for B.G. And their parents seek compensation. They are under serious emotional pressure due to the airpods incident. The lawsuit requires apple to make "punitive damages that will punish the defendant's behavior and prevent other technology companies from engaging in such misconduct in the future".
On social media, others are also complaining that the amber alarm is too noisy when wearing airpods. Amber Alert is designed to attract iPhone Users' attention, this makes the mobile phone produce a loud sound and vibrate when playing amber alarm. There are relevant reports on the Internet that when the amber alarm is played through airpods, the sound is really very loud, even if the airpods user has set a reasonable volume before.
The user can choose to turn off the amber alarm in the "Settings" application by turning on the "notification" function, scrolling to the bottom, and then clicking the toggle key to disable the alarm. In addition, users can choose to turn off emergency alarm and public safety alarm, but it is worth noting that such alarm function can not be disabled in all countries. (Tang Feng)