AirPods Pro Ear Tip Fit Test fail (seal is actually good on both sides)

I am experiencing the same problem. First the left consistently failed, and then the right. I switched back and forth after I bought a set of four new tips and now they both always fail. Even with brand new tips. I tried both new pairs and the old pair and get the same result. I am not to worry though because it as much as I’ve read about it it sounds like a hardware/software issue. The sound, transparency, and noise cancellation still sound great.

I have read the blue tak comments And looked it up online and I am thinking now it is not a good idea. I use Extra brand gum and chew out all the sweetness, then push it into microphone holes on my iPhone and it pulls all the dirt out better than anything. You can see little what I would call nipples sticking out of the gum when you pull it off and dirt on the tips. Then I Carefully wipe off any stickiness with an alcohol cleaning pad. When I look at it with my magnifying glass the grills are clean and my voice recognition works way better afterwards. I think I will try this on my AirPods but I do not think it will work because they are brand new and my ears have almost no wax in them.

I fail to see how a piece of chewing gum is a better solution than what many on this thread have already successfully tried, namely a product like Blu Tack. But it's your AirPods Pro so feel free to do it as you see fit.

Troll? You kidding me right? Just read the number of comments left by other users who told me the Blu Tack solved their problem! Not a single user has commented that it does not work. Again, I fail to see how your chewing gum "solution" is better than Blu Tack. You said it yourself, you have to chew the gum first, shove that piece of gum into the microphone/speaker mesh, and then wipe it clean with alcohol. With something like Blu Tack, no chewing and wiping is needed. It's your AirPods Pro after all, chew all you want 🤦‍♂️

Now you have your first single-user. Blu Tack does not work for me.

Originally my AirPods Pro consistently passed the ear test. However a few months later, they consistently fail with every single possible combination of ear buds. I have even tried using Q-tips, Blu Tack, and a small bit of alcohol.

Nothing changes the results.

It is very strange that they test quite well for awhile and then suddenly completely fail every test.

I don’t know what blue tack would do for me. Mine are brand new and squeaky clean. Just spent two hours chatting and doing all kinds of stupid stuff with Apple and got nowhere. Still always fail. tried every size and bought new ones. When he/she pulled the COVID card I was done. Apple service sucks.

Waited for weeks for an appointment for a new battery and when I got there they didn’t have it in stock. When I showed up at the store and got past the FOUR guards they said I had to make an appointment or wait four hours. I am on call for work and when my appointment comes up there’s a good chance I can’t make it. It isn’t often I can even get to the store. I’ll just wait until we’re done with COVID. You can’t even browse and look at stuff. They apparently don’t want my money. I bought a Windows PC😳 at Costco instead of a new Mac because they don’t treat you that way.

Very weird but it actually worked in my case as well. It showed great seal after trying 4 times in a row.

Only problem is that the right one which had the issue still seems a bit like it’s not lowd enough in comparison to the left one. Maybe I have an ear problem lol

Anyway, this solved my problem.

Thanks

First time I don't have issues with my airpods pro, use the mid size and pass the eartips test.

Now, I failed the test, try different sizes from small to large, try many ways and still failed the eartips test.

Please help me...

I think there is something wrong with the electronics or software for this tip test. For reasons I won't go in to, I've had 3 different sets of airpods pro with the same trouble. Just like yours, except it's my right airpod. Great fit test right out of the box and for a day or two, then the right one consistently fails no matter what I do. 3 different sets can't be a coincidence, and I don't think my ear canal is changing each time.

Hi - I had the same issue. The right earphone always failed the seal test. I tried the methods listed here (and the company I bought them from also asked me to try them) but none worked. Ultimately I got them exchanged and the new pair passed the seal test immediately. As others have said, I think it’s a hardware issue.

That's just the thing, all of the ones in this thread worked when they were brand new. Only stopped working after having them for awhile. There's no hardware issue when they work brand new. To me it's faulty test software. I don't sweat it though, as the sound is great despite the fit test failures. I can clean the mesh on mine and the fit test starts working again. I've just learned to get that mental block out of my head, and clean them once in awhile.

You should have given the Blu Tack (or another similar product) a try. It works much better in removing wax/debris on the microphone mesh than sucking on them. Depending on how often I use my AirPods Pro, I do this about once a month or every two months.

I personally probably wouldn’t have minded if it was just the seal test issue. However, mine also cut out randomly and actually sounded quieter than when I got them after only

a month, so I believe mine at least were genuinely faulty.

Yes I had the same results did the pressure blow out equalization replug in my nose and got good fit test unfortunately that doesn’t last then I got foam tips the fit is much better in my ear thought this would solve it same problem did the equalization and again good fit test did it again 10 minutes later field on the left side

You have to suck out the vents. https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/airpod-pro-ear-tip-fit-test-not-working-not-the-only-one.2208392/page-16?post=28096174#post-28096174