Ngama-earbud angenantambo, kubalulekile ukuthi uthole okulingana kahle ukuze angagcini nje ngokuhlala ezindlebeni zakho kodwa ukuze azwakale futhi enze kahle kakhulu (ukuvalwa okuqinile kubalulekile ukuze kukhishwe umsindo nomsindo uma ama-earbud ekhanselwa umsindo). Uma ama-buds eza namathiphu endlebe ye-silicone, kufanele usebenzise ihlumela elikhudlwana kunokuba libe lincane kakhulu endlebeni yakho. Futhi, kwezinye izimo, njenge-AirPods Pro, ungathenga amathiphu endlebe yegwebu lomuntu wesithathu abamba ingaphakathi lendlebe yakho kangcono futhi agcine ama-buds akho angawi. Qaphela ukuthi ngezinye izikhathi abantu banendlebe eyodwa eyakheke ngokuhlukile kunenye, ngakho-ke ungasebenzisa ithiphu elimaphakathi kwelinye indlebe kanye nethiphu enkulu kwenye.
I-AirPods yasekuqaleni kanye ne-AirPods 2nd Generation (futhi manje isizukulwane sesi-3) ayizange ilingane zonke izindlebe ngokulinganayo, futhi abantu abaningi bakhononda ngokuthi bazohlala kanjani ngokuphephile ezindlebeni zabo. Ungathenga amaphiko ezinkampani zangaphandle -- ngezinye izikhathi ezibizwa ngokuthi ama-sport fins -- akhiyela ama-buds ezindlebeni zakho. Kodwa kufanele uwakhumule ngaso sonke isikhathi uma usebenzisa ama-buds akho ngoba ngeke alingane necala.