Bluetooth Connectivity with Air Pod Pros

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Bluetooth Connectivity with Air Pod Pros

I’ve found that on my iPhone 7 the Bluetooth connectivity between the phone and the airpods becomes funky when the phone is sleeping. More specifically, when Apple Music changes from one song to the next or I try to skip a song while the phone is sleeping it struggles and there is static. If I turn the phone on and manually skip the songs by touching the phone or tapping the airpods it works fine. It’s annoying that the iPhone 7 has this issue with Apple Music and air pods.

iPhone 7, iOS 15

Posted on Dec 18, 2021 11:22 PM

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TammyW_03

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Dec 19, 2021 7:24 PM in response to ianboss123

Hello ianboss123,

Thanks for participating in Apple Support Communities. We understand that you're noticing an issue with your AirPods Pro and your iPhone 7 connection while your iPhone is sleeping. See if the steps in the following guides help to resolve this:

If your AirPods Pro make crackling or static sounds

How to reset your AirPods and AirPods Pro

Let us know how it goes.

Take care.

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TammyW_03

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Dec 20, 2021 11:54 AM in response to ianboss123

ianboss123,

That's really good to know. Were you able to follow the steps from the guides we provided earlier? If not, we recommend completing those. If the behavior continues, you'll want to have your AirPods serviced: AirPods Replacement, Service, and Repair

Your AirPods may also qualify for this program: AirPods Pro Service Program for Sound Issues

Cheers.

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TammyW_03

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Dec 20, 2021 12:29 PM in response to ianboss123

ianboss123,

It's really good to know everything works as expected with another app. Does removing and reinstalling the Music app help: Remove apps from iPhone

If not, reach out to Apple Support to look into this more: Get Support

Regards.

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ianboss123 Author

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Dec 20, 2021 12:03 PM in response to TammyW_03

The same issue does not occur when using Spotify so it seems to be the way that bluetooth, Apple Music, and the phone sleeping which is the issue. It’s like the phone itself gets stuck in the process of skipping the song or transitioning from one to the next. It works if I press skip with the arrows when the phone is on.

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ianboss123 Author

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Dec 20, 2021 12:38 PM in response to TammyW_03

I was able to narrow down the issue. When I turn on head tracked spacial audio, then skipping songs while the iPhone is sleeping struggles. Mono audio and fixed stereo audio doesn’t have the same issue.

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ianboss123 Author

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Dec 19, 2021 11:23 PM in response to TammyW_03

Thank you, turns out it was the software update which was the issue.

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ianboss123 Author

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Dec 20, 2021 12:05 AM in response to TammyW_03

Well, I thought it fixed the issue, I’m still getting static issues when I try to skip songs while my phone is sleeping. It’s not the wifi because I use the downloaded songs.

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ianboss123 Author

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Dec 20, 2021 12:07 PM in response to TammyW_03

So my suspicion is that it’s an iPhone 7 issue rather than an airpod issue.

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