Why is it so hard for them to include a changelog for these things? Glad that’s fixed for you!
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Apple Updates AirPods 3 Firmware to Version 4C170
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I was under the impression that yoga was good for inner peace, providing clarity, and calmness.
definitely reconsidering yoga as an ineffective stress reliever.
Yeah, it requires you to take them back and get Beats Fit Pro.
I wear them normally. I was wearing them while sitting on a public toilet and one fell inside toilet. when I stood up to get it out, the toilet sensor went off and it auto flushed the AirPod. This is when I just got them. they fall out from sitting or walking.
Time to see how long it takes for my AirPods to get the new firmware this time...
Doesn't look like it, but they have made Safari snappier.
I had a similar issue and each time it had to do when switching from videoconferences to listening to music or vice versa.. something about Bluetooth protocol and dynamic switch
AirPods suddenly change to low quality audio in macOS
When your AirPods paired in macOS don't deliver the full audio quality, here is the most likely fix for that.
I follow these steps when it happens and the issues corrects itself for me
For this time, I connected them to power, opened the case so it connected to iPhone, left the case opened. Few minutes later it was 4C170. Case firmware does not seem to have updated.
That is good to know. For me, the right ear always connected perfectly while the left one was always flaky. Connected a certain way only. I thought ears being ears, this is not getting detected properly. If that had something to do with sensor and not my ears, great!
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Tried with the left ear, and it connects perfectly just as the right one. Woohoo! This really is what has improved in this firmware.
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Maybe get your eyes checked, dude. Looks fine to me. It doesn't look at all like a graphic I just swapped in before making this comment…
If they could do it, how would volume control work?
There are no physical buttons I’m aware of. Can touch be programmed to turn volume up or down on the existing hardware? I suppose if they gave volume up duty to one AirPod & down to the other, but we don’t always wear both. Perhaps front & back taps on either side of the stem?
I’m probably not able to think outside the box enough to see how this would be expected to work.
If normally doesn’t include twisting them as shown in the Tips app that comes on the iPhone, I suggest trying that ?. I almost returned the AirPods 3 because I didn’t like the fit when I wore them straight up and down until I saw this video. These are my first pair so I wasn’t used to doing that. I just popped the EarPods in and out since the mic is on the wire which naturally pulled them forward. After doing the twist (?) I did my best Beavis and Butthead headbanging impersonations and couldn’t pop them out.
Too true. I have the watch but it defaults to wanting to control volume on your watch first so it takes a couple extra taps just to get to the place where you can use the crown to control the volume of the device you’re actively listening to. That part I feel is not very apple and am hoping at the very least they can make that experience smoother.
The Now Playing screen automatically shows up on the watch if it’s paired to the iPhone so the crown controls the volume of the AirPods connected to the iPhone. What extra steps are you having to go through?
And for the first time in a month and half of ownership, I have noticed that AirPods 3 are switching between devices in a way that is seamless and brings me delight.
I am typing this on the Mac. I pop an AirPod in my ear, Mac shows AirPods nearby and inside a second it takes over. Now, I picked my iPhone and right around the time the screen was unlocked and the home screen was up, AirPods moved to iPhone.
This is when nothing was playing on any device, of course. Unless I am missing some behaviour, this is finally great!
Although, I am not seeing a handoff back to the Mac when I stop music on the iPhone. I do not know if it should. Pop the pod out, pop it in, it is available to connect to the Mac again.
I am typing this on the Mac. I pop an AirPod in my ear, Mac shows AirPods nearby and inside a second it takes over. Now, I picked my iPhone and right around the time the screen was unlocked and the home screen was up, AirPods moved to iPhone.
This is when nothing was playing on any device, of course. Unless I am missing some behaviour, this is finally great!
Although, I am not seeing a handoff back to the Mac when I stop music on the iPhone. I do not know if it should. Pop the pod out, pop it in, it is available to connect to the Mac again.
Same here. To me it also seems that they have tweaked something with the treble, as the sound now seems crispier and less muffled. The bass is still there, sounding as deep as before. ?
Thanks. He advised to block AirPods microphone but I want to use it without distortion.I had a similar issue and each time it had to do when switching from videoconferences to listening to music or vice versa.. something about Bluetooth protocol and dynamic switch
AirPods suddenly change to low quality audio in macOS
When your AirPods paired in macOS don't deliver the full audio quality, here is the most likely fix for that.swissmacuser.ch
I follow these steps when it happens and the issues corrects itself for me
Not updating here left both iPhone and AirPods on charge overnight with the case open next to each other and still on AC165
Do you guys think I should be bothered and worried by the Bluetooth hiss that suddenly developed ?
My pods were super good, but like 1h before the update they reconnected first left ear then right, and since then I often hear static sound when nothing is playing, and just before something begins to play I hear a “click” like they would leave the standby mode. I had nothing like this since I bought them, and also not on AirPods 1 for 3 yrs before. I iinstalled iOS once again but it persists, I also tried on 2 other iPhones but they all have newest software lol.
My pods were super good, but like 1h before the update they reconnected first left ear then right, and since then I often hear static sound when nothing is playing, and just before something begins to play I hear a “click” like they would leave the standby mode. I had nothing like this since I bought them, and also not on AirPods 1 for 3 yrs before. I iinstalled iOS once again but it persists, I also tried on 2 other iPhones but they all have newest software lol.