I have both AirPods Pro and V2 and they're both experiencing issues where every 10-15 minutes they cut out briefly, like a brief stutter. I tried resetting the AirPods, no dice. I've read about others having bluetooth issues with the M1 Macs, perhaps this is related.
I think so yes. I've been following a lengthy discussion thread about this on Macrumors and it seems like you have 3 options: 1. Load 11.2 beta, 2. Turn off wifi, or 3. Select 2.4ghz wifi if you have that option. Before loading 11.2 I switched over to 2.4Ghz and that solved the issue.
I think so yes. I've been following a lengthy discussion thread about this on Macrumors and it seems like you have 3 options: 1. Load 11.2 beta, 2. Turn off wifi, or 3. Select 2.4ghz wifi if you have that option. Before loading 11.2 I switched over to 2.4Ghz and that solved the issue.
I don't think this is the same problem as what I originally posted. My issue was never with issues connecting to the Airpods, my issue was with stuttering that would happen periodically when I was listening to music or videos. That issue went away when I upgraded to 11.2 and has not re-occurred since.
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It's a software issue and it's fixed in Big Sur 11.2. You can either load the beta or wait for the official release which I'm guessing will be in the next month or so.
I also have the same issue. I just received my replacement AirPods Pros, mine were crackling when I spoke. That issue is now resolved with the replacements, but noticing them cutting out here and there when playing music on my new M1 MacBook Pro. Was also noticing the same with the previous AirPods on older MacBook when I upgraded to Big Sur. I'm also standing 2 feet from the machine. AirPods work great on my iPad and iPhone. I do notice every time I pick up my phone it says my AirPods are connected to my iPhone, but music is still coming through from my Mac. Wonder if other devices near the MacBook Pro has anything to do with it. When a phone call come in on my iPhone it throws everything out of wack, it tries to connect my AirPods to the iPhone, but music is still coming through and then hangs up my phone call. Hope a fix is coming son.
I'm having similar issues and it is super annoying. When I try to listen to music, watch videos, attend Zoom lectures, etc, my Airpods 2 cut in and out and crackle sporadically and for differing lengths of time. I have an M1 MacBook Air running 11.2.3 and I've had this issue since I started using the laptop in December.
The AirPods work flawlessly on my iPhone and iPad, the only issues being with the MacBook Air.
I did change to using 11.2 Beta and it did not fix my problem with my AirPods Pro. My issue is slightly different though: they work fine right after I initially pair them. If I put them back in the case and reconnect, as soon as audio tries to play they disconnect immediately.
In any case, it's a long process to switch to running the beta (it took around two hours on my brand new Mac Mini M1) and in my case it didn't fix anything.
I suspect this isn't something most people are experiencing because I'm not finding much on it either. I'm tempted to do a clean install and start over, thinking maybe it was something that I loaded? Maybe I'll just wait a few weeks and see if Apple fixes this with the next Big Sur update. It's not horrible, it just happens occasionally but enough to be annoying.
I have started to hear cracking in one of the airpods pro since I started to use iPhone 12/Macbook Pro M1 combo.
I have another issue. If Airpods are set on iPhone to connect automatically vs when last connected. My iPhone 12 is unable to wrestle out connection from Macbook Pro M1 or my Mac Mini M1. It is like M1 Macs are hoarding the connection even if nothing is playing. I can easily switch from iPhone 12 to Macbook Pro/Mac Mini M1 but not vice versa.
I’m having this same issue . It really is annoying . Brand new M1 MacBook Pro and my AirPod Pros I hear no sound through them . Tried to watch a movie and answer my phone and after taking forever to connect I heard no sound . My airpod pros work fine with my other devices .
I have almost the same issue with that. For example, AirPods automatically connect to the phone when I pick up the phone. This is nice in some cases. For example, when someone calls !! But it's weird really, when I move the mouse, I lose the AirPods connection. I just replaced my intel mac mini with the one with an m1 chip.
I have the same issue too. I received my m1 MBP last week. For some reason with my airpod pros, the bluetooth will stutter every 15 minutes. i don't have this issue when using my airpods with my iphone or ipad. i don't know if theres something wrong with my mbp, or if its a software issue.
I just received my M1 MacBook Pro yesterday and have this issue with my AirPods Pro. I made sure to update all the software on the Mac first and my AirPods have the latest firmware too (so does my iPhone, if that matters?).
I'm getting the same stutter when playing music from Apple Music. In the bottom left it'll say "Connecting to AirPods Pro...".
I don't particularly want to mess around with beta releases of software, as a few people in this thread are suggesting to load beta 11.2. Is it just a matter of waiting for the full public release?
I have issue with auto connecting and auto switching between Iphone 11 and Macbook Air m1 . If Iphone works well with that then Air m1 doesn't want to reconnect Aipods when i play any media from Macbook. I have latest firmware on both
This seems to be an ongoing issue. It seems that auto switching Airpods works fine between iPhones but not between iPhones and Macbooks. The iPhone will grab the Airpods from the Macbook but the Macbook won't grab them back. Hopefully this will be implemented in a future release.
I have the same problem! My AirPods Pro cut out a lot of times when connecting to my new MacBook. Aditionally, the most annoying problem I am experiencing is that my AirPods do not play music simoultaniouslty anymore with my MacBook. When I wear both only right plays audio, and when I take my right one out sometimes left only plays music. It is not my AirPods that are broken because with my phone they work perfectly fine. Hope it will be fixed with an update soon!
Macbook Air M1 AirPods issues
