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How to charge your Beats Studio Buds
Apple keeps tip-toeing back and forth between USB-C and lightning connectors for various products. Because the Beats Studio Buds are targeted at a broader audience outside the Apple ecosystem, the case charges via USB-C. That may have inconvenienced some Apple enthusiasts, and unlike recent AirPods models, the buds don’t support wireless charging. Worry not; Android Authority is here to the rescue. Here’s how to charge your Beats Studio Buds.
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To charge the Beats Studio Buds, place the earbuds inside the case and then use a USB-C cable to connect the case to a USB-C power adapter or USB-C port on your computer to power them.
How to charge your Beats Studio Buds
The Beats Studio Buds come with a USB-C charging cable, but you can also use any existing USB-C cables you own to power the Beats Studio Buds case. Place the earbuds inside the case and then use the USB-C cable to connect the Studio Buds to a USB-C power adapter.
You can purchase one from Apple here if you don’t have a USB-C power adapter. Otherwise, you can plug the other end of the USB-C cord into any USB-C port on your computer or plug into any other device with the same port, as long as it has power. The case provides an additional two full charges to the earbuds, providing 60 minutes of playback from only five minutes of charging.
FAQs
No, the earbuds do not support wireless charging. It would be best to use a USB-C cable to charge the buds inside the case.
Yes, the case provides two full charges for the earbuds. Also, Fast Fuel offers one hour of playback from only five minutes of charging.
Beats Studio Buds take approximately one and a half hours to charge fully when placed in their case. When the case itself needs charging, it takes about two hours to reach 100% using a USB cable.
The Beats Studio Buds come with a USB-C to USB-A cable. You can plug the USB-A end of the cable into an iPhone charger brick or any other USB-A port to charge your earbuds.