If you refuse to use your charging case for storage, you can slap your AirPods on a MacBook screen

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I was browsing TikTok as one does and came across a @CNNUnderscored video showcasing a “hack” that showed someone placing their AirPods on a MacBook screen. Like magic (or magnets), they stuck to the screen.

Now, some people are claiming this is a feature, but in reality, it’s literally just magnets. While we may never know how they work, let me be clear here, this is not a hack. And your AirPods have a carrying case that doubles as a charger, so…just…why?

So, what are the magnets for? It’s for telling your laptop that it is closed and to turn off the screen. That’s it. That’s the beginning and end of it.

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Listen, I’m not here to tell you how to live your life. Throw them thangs on your MacBook, I don’t care (I do). Hell, just toss them across the room with reckless abandon. Lose them. Replace them with AirPods Pro. And then repeat the process for eternity.

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