AirPod Pro Microphone Call Quality

I have exactly the same problem with AirPods Pro purchased this week in Apr 22 and my wife is experiencing the same issues with AirPod 3 bought at the same time. This is extremely disappointing and frustrating for top of the range earbuds. it seems 3 years after the fact the issue remains.

This needs urgent fixing.

Airpods Pro for sale!??

These are not very user friendly. Sometimes they work sometimes they don't constantly cutting out. phone calls all sound horrible regardless how I pair them. I have a cheap set of amazon earbuds that work flawlessly for 100$. Seriously Apple?? My household is all Apple products, you'd think these would just play well with it's kind..LOL

I think it might be time for us to vote with our feet. I've purchased Apple products almost from the very beginning. I got the awesome iPod Classic and it still works flawlessly. My first iPhone was the Apple 3G and it's been replaced with one iPhone version after another. I've had 3 or 4 different versions of iPads. Big Fan! Not so much anymore. When a company ignores us in this way, it's time to send a strong message to get their attention. You want our business? Stop behaving like a knock-off company. My regular AirPods that cost just $100 work perfectly. The AirPod Pro's....at double the price...are junk. Yet nobody's listening. I've had a love relationship with Samsung products that eventually shifted to a meh relationship. Maybe it's time to consider Samsung again.

These AirPods are ABSOLUTE GARBAGE for phone calls of any type.

This is a HUGE part of their purpose, not just as headphones.

We should be able to trade in for the new versions for free IF they resolve this HORRENDOUS issue.

over $250 for this!?!?!?!?!??

Think Different.

For important phone calls in my Job or Personal issues i never use my AirPods Pro anymore as I can’t rely on them. So when I’m outside listening to music and get an incoming call first I have to disconnect the headset. Really annoying.

also can someone suggest a good pair of earphones which can actually let me take calls when i am on the move or in a public place? whole purpose of having a wireless earphone is defeated if one has to use them in a private space without any ambient noise.

I will just think this is money down the drain and buy a model and brand which fulfils my need.

https://9to5mac.com/2022/11/17/airpods-pro-recall/

I guess this is one of the solutions worth trying? I'm generally disappointed with this nevertheless, considering the price we all paid, one would expect better quality. Then again, I shouldn't expect too much from Apple, since every single MBP and iPhone my family has ever owned has had some kind of faulty parts.

AirPods Pro mic quality picks up and amplifies background noise during a phone call. It is so bad that the caller at the other end can hardly hear my voice and I have to take the call without the AirPods Pro.

Same here, I am on a lot of calls and some I can do in while walking or in the gym. This used to work well before on my Jabra sport earpieces but wanted the AirPods as the noise cancellation is great. It ends up with me back in 1998 with holding the iphone up at my head for the meeting participants to hear me. This is absolutely ridiculous. My Jabra is 5 years old and they have better microphone than this overpriced, gold laced pos. Sorry but this is not good enough for the premium we pay

How is the microphone so bad on the AirPod pros? I can’t use my airpods for work or personal calls because the person on the other end can ear what’s happening in the walls every direction around me 5x better then I can yet I sound like I’m talking into an empty family sized soup can. Very disappointed in this Apple product. Would not recommend.

The headphones is great for music and noise cancellation, it’s terrible for calling. I’m disappointed beyond words, I’ve always been a android guy but work forced me to go iPhone, if this is the quality they sell for that premium price it’s a rip off. Will go buy a Jabra or sennheiser this weekend, the EarPods fits well in the drawer

i don’t think anything’s worked for anyone. For me, I wasted 3 hours of my workday in the Apple shop queue then one hour troubleshooting what you do at home before getting to the Apple shop. Got a new set of AirPods straight from the Kellogg’s Frosties box and they said if it doesn’t work, wait for next firmware update. I asked when that would be and they didn’t know. Apple; serving your board members .

buy stocks guys, cause they’re selling Lada tech at a Mercedes price model.

Sadly we are last 3 years and apple

never figured out a way to make this work properly, so it's clearly a hardware failure. This and the HomePod mini have to be the two biggest "problem" devices ever released.

I have the same issue and it’s the most annoying thing bc it takes at least 20 seconds to get my AirPods into the case (or they think they’re still in my ears) and turn my phone call to speaker or regular… I hope there’s a firmware update

Me too, i cannot take a call i any environment, even in my quiet room. And even after apple replace my airpods, the problem are still there.

So now when i receive call i need to take off the airpod pro because the people cannot hear me correctly.

I really doubt the pro in the name of these allegedly "Airpod pro". Be able to Take a call should be one of important feature for a professional.

Its 2023 and nothing changed.