airpods only working in one ear
hi - my airpods are only playing in my left ear when connected to my macbook. however, when connected to my phone both left and right ear work.
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.12
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Greetings russell1021,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities. We're glad you're here!
We'll be happy to assist you with the settings of your AirPods when they're connected to your Mac so you can hear sound from both sides.
- Follow this link to Connect and use your AirPods and AirPods Pro
- Then scroll down to "What you need" to confirm you're running a compatible macOS version for your AirPods model.
- Once you've confirmed the macOS version is compatible, follow these tips to Set up AirPods with your Mac and other Bluetooth devices
Note: "Your AirPods Pro can connect automatically with your Mac that uses macOS Catalina 10.15.1 or later. Your AirPods (2nd generation) can connect automatically with your Mac that uses macOS Mojave 10.14.4 or later. Your AirPods (1st generation) can connect automatically with your Mac that uses macOS Sierra or later."
If you continue to encounter an issue, let us know:
- Which model of AirPods you own
- The macOS version that's installed
- If you see that both AirPods are fully charged based on the the volume control in the menu bar on your Mac. If you don't see the Sound icon in your menu bar, open Apple menu > System Preferences > Sound and click the box to "Show volume in menu bar."
Kind regards!