Constant issues with my AirPods max not connecting
Ok it's a little more nuanced than the title suggests. when I put my AirPod max on my head I dont get the audio indication that they're connected and operational. instead it's just like putting them on if they were completely dead.
however they show they're connected on my 12 pro max.
ill take them off then put them in the case. wait a few seconds than ill remove them, I see the green LED indicator at the bottom showing it's connected. I put them on and same result.
ill do a restart (hold crown and NC button for 12 seconds - flashing amber) and my phone will show that it did restart. when I put them on my head again it may be hit or miss if they give me the audio indicator that they're operational. but my phone still shows its connected. the same thing happens when I test on my MacBook Pro.
the kicker is when I go into the bluetooth settings, I see all the settings as if it's connected but when I manually switch to noise cancellation, while the headphones are on my head, it says I need to put them on in order to switch to NC.
I've done an insane amount of restarts and factory resets. and it's all inconsistent. and when I do get it working, if I take them off, if I come back to them they stop working again.
im thinking it may have something to do with the proximity sensor but im not sure.
my headphones litterally fell out of warranty and apple charges $300 (effectively to have them sent to be repaired. I get it, im technically out of warranty, but barely. and honestly what's more disappointing is the fact that these costs over $550 and they couldn't make it past a year.
has anyone else experienced the same issue?
and im ultimately trying to catch a break since, again, these just ('conveniently') started malfunctioning right out side the warranty period. and then Apple charges $300? might as well buy new headphones...which may be the strategy.
any who hopefully this isn't a unique issue.
