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henrus Author

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134 points

AirPods Pro keep randomly connecting to my iPhone while they are still in its case

My AirPods Pro have the latest firmware. For some crazy reason, when the buds are still in its case, it will randomly connect (momentarily) to my iPhone and then disconnect again. In fact, it will do this to whatever Apple device is nearby (my iPad Pro, my M1 Mac Mini, etc.). It's super annoying because when it does this, it will a) stop the audio from playing on the device because it's redirecting to my AirPods (that are still in the case!) and b) it quickly disconnects from the device, but it pauses whatever I was playing at the time in doing so.

I've seen other people post about this problem on this forum, but no one has come up with a solution. I've tried "forgetting" the AirPods and reconnecting them and it still happens. Again, this is intermittent and random, but happens quite frequently.

iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 15.1.1

M1 Mac mini 2020, MacOS 12.0.1

AirPods Pro A2084, Firmware 4C1615

Posted on Dec 19, 2021 5:32 PM

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phenicia

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99 points

Posted on Apr 25, 2022 10:01 PM

It's nice to know I'm not alone with this bug of the AirPods pro randomly connecting while in their case - it's been a journey.

Cleaned the airpods pro - continued to happen
Got the airpods pro headphones only replaced - continued to happen
Got the airpods pro case only replaced - continued to happen
Got a brand new - off the shelf - pair of airpods pro + case - continued to happen
Restored my iphone - still happening

Not to mention resetting the AirPods Pro themselves multiple times. Using iPhone 12 mini with latest ios + firmware, automatic ear detection off. Never experienced this issue until a few months ago.

Adding a +1 to this in hopes it helps get the attention of the powers that be.

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henrus Author

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Dec 26, 2021 11:08 AM in response to barberlives123

I’ve tried forgetting and resetting the AirPods and although it seemed to have fixed the problem for a few days, it’s happening again.

henrus Author

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Jan 6, 2022 11:11 AM in response to Bassboater

Pretty much. Except we all know they will want me to reproduce the problem, but the problem is intermittent (yet persistent), and if I can't show it to them, they'll say there's nothing they can do.

Mar 12, 2022 2:09 AM in response to Lbake022

So I have "Automatic Ear Detection" enabled and it still happens to me.

Jan 6, 2022 11:38 AM in response to henrus

i cant reproduce it but it prolly happens 5-10x a day sitting here at my desk

henrus Author

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134 points

Jan 6, 2022 11:44 AM in response to Bassboater

Yep. Same.

Jan 11, 2022 6:29 AM in response to Bassboater

i just forget device untill i use them again. dont think apple is going to resolve this untill an update comes out to maybe fix it

plima

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Jan 31, 2022 9:45 AM in response to Bassboater

Exactly the same problem for me, in fact it happened twice, oops three time while writing this.

Feb 3, 2022 2:24 AM in response to CBRGAL

I have been doing "forget this device" then reconnecting when i go to use them. its a pain but the connecting randomly is bull

oli202

Level 1

8 points

Feb 5, 2022 7:54 AM in response to henrus

I have this issue too.

Feb 5, 2022 10:03 PM in response to henrus

I tried turning on Automatic Ear Detection. It was advised to me by Apple Support. As of now it works for me. It’s not connecting anymore even if my AirPods is inside the case.

Feb 9, 2022 11:20 AM in response to Lawdawg37

I have the same issue; seems like apple needs to change the firmware to eliminate momentary contact open join to bluetooth!

Feb 28, 2022 10:16 AM in response to henrus

Same problem

Mar 1, 2022 10:52 PM in response to britnyhager

I am having the same issue. During Zoom calls for work I suddenly lose the Volume. I am not using my AirPods Pro at the time. For weeks this has been driving me crazy. I may raise this with support

Mar 2, 2022 3:52 AM in response to henrus

I have the same problem with my MBP, AirPods Pro keep randomly connecting to my mac when they are in their case.

I checked that they are clean, the case is clean, and the lid is properly closed.

Lbake022

Level 1

10 points

Mar 6, 2022 5:50 AM in response to henrus

I am experiencing too. It happens multiple times a day. It just happened and my AirPods are downstairs on my key-hook and I’m upstairs in my room lol

AirPods Pro keep randomly connecting to my iPhone while they are still in its case