r/airpods

Is it just me or my AirPods Pro 2 sound way better after the recent 26.6 iOS update?

I can hear detail in songs that I’ve never heard before.

My AirPods are charging when the case is plugged in

I just got AirPods but I want to get those new AirPods Ultra that are coming out so i figured out i could return the ones I just bought in two weeks, then get the new ones.

Would they somehow not let me do this?

Edit: I bought them from apple, and once i return them in two weeks i will wait another two weeks for the new ones

how many people here keep using both and regularly alternate between them? how quickly do you adjust to the fits? does it give you pain? (sorry my google skill failed me)

I recently got the AirPods Pro 3 and initially used them with my Android phone.

When I first paired them with Android, I could switch between only Noise Cancellation and Transparency Mode by squeezing the stem. Also, when I removed one AirPod from my ear, the other AirPod would basically work like a normal earbud — with neither ANC nor Transparency Mode active.

However, one day I connected the AirPods to an iPhone. After that, Adaptive Audio appeared as an additional mode, so I now have three modes: Adaptive, Noise Cancellation, and Transparency.

The problem is that since connecting them to the iPhone, whenever I remove one AirPod and use only the other one, Transparency Mode automatically stays on. I can't turn it completely off, so the remaining AirPod never behaves like a normal earbud anymore.

I have now reconnected them to my Android phone, but the problem remains.

Is there any way to disable Transparency Mode completely when using only one AirPod, so that the remaining AirPod works normally without ANC or Transparency?

I basically want the behavior I had before connecting the AirPods to the iPhone.

Any help would be appreciated.

I’m sorry if this is a question with a very obvious answer, but I’ve tried everything I can think of to get my AirPods to connect to my devices again, I called Apple Support and I had no luck with that either. I’m not sure if it’s something I’m doing, but I’m hoping someone could help me please.

I stayed in a hotel 3 hours away from my home, I checked out and I didn’t realise that I’d left my AirPods in my room. Luckily, I was still on site when I eventually did. When I checked the location of them on Find My it said the left one was outside of the case and it seemed to be in a slightly different location than my right AirPod and my case. Eventually the hotel found them in their safe & they handed over my case with my right AirPod. I explained that I was still missing my left AirPod, they went back into the safe and handed me a left AirPod (I’m only saying all of this because I’m convinced they’ve given me the wrong AirPod back)

Because when I got to a different hotel (10 mins away) that night, I tried to connect my AirPods to my iPad. It was saying my left AirPod was on 1% but the case and right AirPods were almost both fully charged, the left AirPod had been back in the case for around 6 hours once I received it back, so it should have been charged.

I followed a few different tips that I found on Reddit and the Apple support page. I charged them for 10 mins, reset them, basically I’ve done everything you can think of to try and connect them again. I ‘forgot them’ on both my iPad and iPhone and that’s when I lost all connection with them at all. So I tried to connect them to a phone that I have never connected them to before (because I read that if someone finds your AirPods they can just reset them and use them as their own - if stolen for example) and they won’t even show up as a device for a phone that’s never been connected to them. I’m fully convinced that one of the AirPods isn’t mine, but if they’ve been factory reset, surely they’d show up on a new device? I’m really confused haha.

So sorry for the long story, I was wondering if anyone had any tips to get them to connect before I have to purchase new ones 🙃

I dunno if this helps, but when I thought they were lost I put them on ‘lost device’ so I’m not sure if that had anything to do with it.

I hope this all makes sense. TIA

I only keep up with major iOS updates so I’m not familiar with every minor bug fix and “.” Update in general.

But my phone updated last night and I’ve noticed a HUGE leap in fidelity and separation!

It’s enough to make me get on here and write this.

Just me?

I just upgraded to the AirPods Pro 3 after using the pro 2 for 3 years. I immediately noticed how light it was compared to the pro 2. I also noticed the lid felt a little flimsy. Is it just me or does anybody else preferred the fact that the pro 2 had some weight to it?

A leaked video found in Apple's latest macOS release appears to show AirPods with built-in cameras using Visual Intelligence to recognize what you're looking at.

The useful side is obvious imagine your earbuds being able to understand something you're looking at without pulling out your phone.

But the idea of wearing cameras on your ears all day feels like a completely different privacy conversation.

Would you actually want this, or is this one step too far?

Hello everybody,

I have had my AirPods Pro 2 for 2 years and I used them a lot, 6-8 hours a day M-F.

A day or two ago my left AirPod died, all controls working, battery fully charged, but no sound is coming out of it.

I tried cleaning the case and contacts, factory reset, just leave it in the case for some time, nothing made it work.

To replace one AirPod in my country is $175, which is a lot, a replacement in the States is ~$90.

I'm a true believer in repairing stuff instead of just throw it away, but then I'm thinking, how long does the right AirPod have in it? Would it be worth it if the right one already has an exp date.

Anyway, I wanted to hear your thoughts and experiences replacing AirPods; maybe some trick I haven't tried?

Hello, dear Redditors.

My question is simple. I want to buy AirPods. And so far, I can't figure out from numerous reviews about the quality of the built-in microphones. The same applies to the standard AirPods and the Pro series or Max. Some say they're good, while others are against it.

So, if I talk to people through AirPods on the street with the average noise of cars, people, children, and the city background, will they hear me well or poorly?

Please share your opinions or advice on which models you have, and what's the voice quality like during conversations?

Hi! I recently bought what were supposed to be AirPods Pro 3 from a private seller, but I’ve realized they’re probably fake. I’m guessing that’s the reason I’m having this issue, but I’m wondering if there’s still any way to get them working properly even if they are fake.
Both earbuds are the same model (A3065), and the charging case is A3122. However, my iPhone detects the earbuds as two separate Bluetooth devices, both originally named “AirPods Pro.” One connection plays the right earbud and the other plays the left earbud. They also appear as two separate devices in Find My.
I tried forgetting both Bluetooth devices and resetting/re-pairing them. The case responds to the double-tap setup process, and the light flashes white for a few seconds, but then turns orange and shuts off. It never successfully completes the pairing.
When I put either earbud in the case individually, everything seems normal. The problem only happens when I try to pair both earbuds together.
I also charged the case for 20+ minutes before trying to reset them again, but that didn’t help.
I know they’re probably counterfeit, so I’m not expecting them to work exactly like genuine AirPods. I’m just wondering if there’s any workaround that could make the two earbuds sync and function as one pair, even if they’re replicas.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

So I went to pick up my pants on the bathroom floor I had just taken off and of course I forget my almost brand new pair of AirPod pro 3’s are in there, they go flying into the toilet with the case on (which the toilet was moderately clean no yellow or anything like that) and I immediately grab it out of the toilet, like before I can even think about it. I then panicked, ran to my kitchen, and began cleaning them almost completely dry with a cloth, getting any remaining wetness out. I then ran to my room, tried a charger on it, and it turned amber the normal charging color. The charging case was fine. I then tried the AirPods, and they sound AWFUL. Like water logged beyond belief, I cry obviously because I’m thinking that 250+ dollars down the toilet (lol) but then I replace the tips on earbuds clean them a little more and try them and the audio returns to normal besides the left earbud acting up a little bit making a whale like sound, so then I play one of those videos on YouTube to get the water out and it seems pretty effective so both now sound pretty good besides the left one sounding weaker but that might just be a product of my ears as I’ve noticed the past few months my right ear is way more effective then my left, so now my only worry is them not charging and not fully working 😭, I also have that notification in the airpods section thats like “Hearing protection might not be working clean airpods” or whatever but I have them directly under my fan right now, the charging case and AirPods themselves. Any other suggestions? (Update: after 5 hours of having them sit out and such they work perfectly fine and the charging case plus buds are charging fine :)

I keep loosing mine atleast every quarter. I feel like apple did this on purpose so that we can spend more...