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Samsung’s new Galaxy Buds 3 Pro underwent a major redesign, making them look much more like AirPods and any number of other stemmed earbuds. So far, my impressions have been quite positive — full review coming soon — but even before the earbuds are widely released on July 24th, early buyers have been running into a frustrating issue.
Apparently, the ear tips are quite fragile and can be prone to breaking if you’re not careful. Reddit is already starting to light up with examples:
“How are you supposed to remove the tips?”
“Rant: Buds 3 Pro Eartips”
The Zuyoni Tech YouTube channel also fell victim to the issue.
GIF: Zuyoni Tech
Not the ideal first impression.
With the switch to an AirPods-like design, Samsung…