Hearing a Mysterious Chime From Your AirPods Pro Case? It's a Feature

[MacRumors]

If you've been hearing a chiming sound from your AirPods Pro 2 case when the AirPods are charging, it's a feature that Apple added with the launch of Hearing Health last year.

In a support guide, Apple says that the AirPods Pro may play a sound every so often while in the case to ensure the microphones and speakers are working as intended. From Apple:

To help ensure that your AirPods microphones and speakers are operating at their best (for example, to help provide high-quality hearing test results), your AirPods may periodically play a quiet chime when they're in their charging case.

Information on the mysterious chime was highlighted on Mastodon after Apple's unclear AirPods sounds were discussed on today's ATP podcast.

As noted on the podcast, Apple does not have an established guide that provides insight into the different sounds that the AirPods make, so it can be confusing.

The AirPods Pro will play a sound when battery is low or when the charging case is placed on a charger or plugged in. Some sounds can be disabled by connecting the AirPods to an Apple device, going to Settings, tapping on the AirPods icon, and turning off Enable Charging Case Sounds.

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[Viridian5]

I always thought that meant the AirPod didn’t properly connect to the nodes in the case for charging. 🤷🏻‍♂️

 

[macfacts]

"it's a feature, not a bug" lmao 🤣

 

[jordanlucero]

Finally thought to look this up last week and was relieved to find out that I’m not going insane, lol. Very un-Apple and it sounds like wireless interference a little, but I’ll survive.

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

It’s not just a chime, there’s a blast of white noise beforehand as well

 

[axlpicanha]

If you've been hearing a chiming sound from your AirPods Pro 2 case when the AirPods are charging, it's a feature that Apple added with the launch of Hearing Health last year.

In a support guide, Apple says that the AirPods Pro may play a sound every so often while in the case to ensure the microphones and speakers are working as intended. From Apple:

Information on the mysterious chime was highlighted on Mastodon after Apple's unclear AirPods sounds were discussed on today's ATP podcast.

As noted on the podcast, Apple does not have an established guide that provides insight into the different sounds that the AirPods make, so it can be confusing.

The AirPods Pro will play a sound when battery is low or when the charging case is placed on a charger or plugged in. Some sounds can be disabled by connecting the AirPods to an Apple device, going to Settings, tapping on the AirPods icon, and turning off Enable Charging Case Sounds.

Article Link: Hearing a Mysterious Chime From Your AirPods Pro Case? It's a Feature

I got so annoyed by it. Everytime I pick the airpods case it started ringing, so I got a piece of duct tape and now I can't hear it anymore

 

[FlyingDutch]

I figured it out a few days ago. Not a big deal, it is barely udible

 

[swiftapplefan]

So that’s what it was. I kept hearing for months a tone like you’d hear in Knicks knockoff Chinese electronics. I was starting to think I had fakes or that I was crazy, because I couldn’t find anything online

 

[strayts]

I've been quite curious about this actually. I learned quickly not to leave them on my nightstand charger at night.

 

[JosephAW]

That is Apple testing the microphone is to make sure they can pick up all the surrounding sounds just to alert everyone that Apple isn’t listening to everyone.

 

[NT1440]

Calibration, smart

 

[jeffpeng]

Stupid feature, badly communicated.

 

[AndoAU]

I've been quite curious about this actually. I learned quickly not to leave them on my nightstand charger at night.

For the half a second of a few quiet tones?

 

[nattK]

Finally thought to look this up last week and was relieved to find out that I’m not going insane, lol. Very un-Apple and it sounds like wireless interference a little, but I’ll survive.

Oh god, it was driving me absolutely crazy! I legit thought it was coming from some hidden electronic device in my house because it didn’t resemble any sound my Apple devices made or any other devices I own.

 

[Baseiseough]

I like that little chime! It makes me feel warm in my heart and helps me to fall asleep!

Seriously though, someone I know has hearing aids and they do the same when he puts them in their case. When I heard them do the chimes, that's when I unfortunately realized it was not a feel good chime to fall asleep. 😥

 

[TechnoMonk]

Didn’t knew it was a mystery. I like it as I know it’s charging, that was a pain with my beats buds and AirPods Pro original. I had few occasions when I thought it was charging but didn’t, especially in rental cars.

 

[JippaLippa]

Thank you!
I was going crazy trying to understand what it came from.

 

[F23]

it's a very un-Apple like sound

 

[ShiyAlpha]

I got so annoyed by it. Everytime I pick the airpods case it started ringing, so I got a piece of duct tape and now I can't hear it anymore

That is not the sound that the article is talking about, which is a very subtle high pitch beep coming from the AirPods when they're put into the case sometimes.

 

[Baseiseough]

it's a very un-Apple like sound

A person I know has prescribed hearing aides and they do the same chimes when he put them in their case. Maybe it's a standard chime? 🤔 I don't know.

 

[dmk1974]

THANK YOU!!! I've heard that G-D sound in my office and kids bedrooms for months and had no idea what piece of tech that quiet little little blippy noise was coming from!

 

[Newbie67]

Super annoying

 

[HylianKnight]

Honestly, I had no idea where this mysterious nose was coming from until yesterday. I only ever hear it in my office, but I realized the sound always occurs a short period after I put my AirPods away. It was driving me insane , and I was thinking some electronic device in my office was singing its death ballad.

 

[HylianKnight]

Oh god, it was driving me absolutely crazy! I legit thought it was coming from some hidden electronic device in my house because it didn’t resemble any sound my Apple devices made or any other devices I own.

This was one of my thoughts too.

 

[litmag01]

Why isn't it smart enough to know that 2 AM is probably not a good time for this test.