Iphone 12. Pro max, series 6 watch, air pods pro.
Same issues as above, freezes phone & wont play.
Tried the suggestions of reset & repair pods, ear piece set up & turn blue tooth on watch off.
While turning the watch bluetooth on, pairing/playing & then turning on works it renders my watch useless.
i use my watch for workouts that are tracked via watch workout/fitness + & it wont work with the airpods as arnt initiated via the phone
eg; apples new walking workouts with interviews wont play on airpods at all which means the only way i can listen/do them is with different headphones.
contacted apple for support & told them all of what i did & sent them this thread. All they suggested was I take them into a store to be looked at, which I cant do as there is none local to be & were in lockdown.
Uber helpful!