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My right AirPod won’t connect to iPhone 11

Can’t get my right AirPod to connect to iPhone 11

iPhone 11, iOS 14

Posted on Jan 16, 2022 7:35 PM

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Posted on Jan 16, 2022 7:46 PM

Magical_Healer Said:

"My right AirPod won’t connect to iPhone 11: Can’t get my right AirPod to connect to iPhone 11"

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Troubleshooting AirPod Connectivity Issues:


Where to go from here:


A. Troubleshoot the Pairing:

Disable Bluetooth on all but one device — the one device you want to synchronize with these with.


B. Troubleshoot the Connection:

Using this via these Apple Support links, troubleshoot this.


C. Clear Out Earwax:

How to clean your AirPods and EarPods - Apple Support


If nothing above works....


D. Provide Feedback:

Do your Part: It seems this is a bug. So, it is best that you provide feedback on this is Apple.  Apple won't get back to you directly, but the more feedback they receive on this, the more they will know what is going on, and what needs to be fixed.

  1. Go Here: Feedback - AirPods - Apple - Support
  2. Select: "Bug Report" for the "Feedback Type"
  3. Comment: on when you came across this issue, and how you have troubleshot it thus far. Include a link to this thread (https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253276765)
  4. Proceed from there as necessary


2 replies
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Jan 16, 2022 7:46 PM in response to Magical_Healer

Magical_Healer Said:

"My right AirPod won’t connect to iPhone 11: Can’t get my right AirPod to connect to iPhone 11"

-------


Troubleshooting AirPod Connectivity Issues:


Where to go from here:


A. Troubleshoot the Pairing:

Disable Bluetooth on all but one device — the one device you want to synchronize with these with.


B. Troubleshoot the Connection:

Using this via these Apple Support links, troubleshoot this.


C. Clear Out Earwax:

How to clean your AirPods and EarPods - Apple Support


If nothing above works....


D. Provide Feedback:

Do your Part: It seems this is a bug. So, it is best that you provide feedback on this is Apple.  Apple won't get back to you directly, but the more feedback they receive on this, the more they will know what is going on, and what needs to be fixed.

  1. Go Here: Feedback - AirPods - Apple - Support
  2. Select: "Bug Report" for the "Feedback Type"
  3. Comment: on when you came across this issue, and how you have troubleshot it thus far. Include a link to this thread (https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253276765)
  4. Proceed from there as necessary


My right AirPod won’t connect to iPhone 11

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