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Some AirPods Pro 3 Owners Complain About Static Noise
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Try this: go into Bluetooth settings in iOS and make it "forget" every device paired earlier to Bluetooth. Start a brand new pairing of the AirPods Pro 3 in a place that has no nearby active Bluetooth devices and see if a "clean" pairing of the iPhone and the AirPods Pro 3 eliminates the problem.
Give us some funked up AirPods we’ll pay the price , feed us the event koolaid well buy it thrice , we just don’t seem to care what’s on as long as the colours white , no static at all ………. 😉 Steely Dan brought me here .
I don't have the AirPods Pro. But I had problems at times trying to pair my Beats Studio Buds+ and Beats Flex with my iPhone 16 Plus not seeing the earbuds until I got the Bluetooth setting to "forget" the devices. With a brand new pairing, it worked perfectly.
ok, this make sense for connectivity issues, not for the problem we're talking about
yeah unfortunately seeing the same issue with just my right earpiece for the AirPods Pro 3rd gen. Did a replacement swap but still hearing the problem such as whistling air noise and bad feedback moving my jaw trying to drink for example.
I see a lot of comments regarding the static noise, but what I am missing is mentioning actual firmware versions, maybe that could help narrow it down? I see hopes of a fix via firmware, but I am wondering if the latest firmware (8A358) did not actually introduce it?
I am still on 8A353, and I use my APP3 a lot just to block out noise and isolate my thoughts from the outside world. (without listening to music or podcasts).
Of course you cannot revert upgrades, but if you are still not on OS 26, you can avoid the upgrade to 8A358. (provided that helps anything).
Are there any people here with ANC noise complants and that have the 8A353 firmware?
I am still on 8A353, and I use my APP3 a lot just to block out noise and isolate my thoughts from the outside world. (without listening to music or podcasts).
Of course you cannot revert upgrades, but if you are still not on OS 26, you can avoid the upgrade to 8A358. (provided that helps anything).
Are there any people here with ANC noise complants and that have the 8A353 firmware?
It’s not that. It’s not the ANC. I have the static in one airpod. They will replace, but it’s both inconvenient and worrying to have faults so serious it renders them unusable in such a new product.
AirPods 4 with ANC: I get static when ANC is on and no media is playing.
Turn off ANC and the static goes away.
Turn it on, and static returns immediately.
Clearly an ANC thing. Whether an issue or just how ANC works, I have no clue. Annoying for sure.
Turn off ANC and the static goes away.
Turn it on, and static returns immediately.
Clearly an ANC thing. Whether an issue or just how ANC works, I have no clue. Annoying for sure.
I just got my AirPod Pro 3’s replaced. They were purchased right after the launch. I had terrible feedback issues in the right AirPod in tbd first two weeks of use!
I went into the Apple Store and they “reset” them. The feedback issue stopped however after three weeks, multiple calls to Apple Support and trying various procedures, they would not automatically install / update to the new firmware.
I went to the Apple Store yesterday and they gladly replaced them. The new pair came with the new firmware installed. After 24 hours I am already noticing a slight screeching sound in the right pod particularly when I put it in my ear. The sound is very faint so I’m not going to do anything yet. Hopefully this problem can be fixed with a firmware update.
I went into the Apple Store and they “reset” them. The feedback issue stopped however after three weeks, multiple calls to Apple Support and trying various procedures, they would not automatically install / update to the new firmware.
I went to the Apple Store yesterday and they gladly replaced them. The new pair came with the new firmware installed. After 24 hours I am already noticing a slight screeching sound in the right pod particularly when I put it in my ear. The sound is very faint so I’m not going to do anything yet. Hopefully this problem can be fixed with a firmware update.