My AirPods says connected but does not work

My AirPods connect to my Iphone12 Max Pro but do not play audio from them. The phone plays as if Bluetooth is NOT paired, but is “Connected”. Have unpaired, reconnected, Restarted phone and still does not work.

Posted on Sep 22, 2021 12:11 PM

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Eric Root

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Sep 22, 2021 1:55 PM in response to Isanch15

See if anything here helps.

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