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Brand new airpods pro (2nd gen) touch controls don't work and have never worked, right out of box brand new.

Question is in the title. My touch controls don't work. These airpods were delivered yesterday.


At first I thought I just got suckered into buying the worst product ever, then realized that I'm actually supposed to be able to play/pause/skip etc.


Any advice? I already reset the airpods. Maybe I need these replaced.

Posted on Dec 12, 2022 9:49 AM

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Dec 14, 2022 2:21 PM in response to Adam0091

Hello Adam0091,


Let's use the steps below to make sure your iPhone is all up to date:


1. Back up your device using iCloud or your computer.
2. Plug your device into power and connect to the internet with Wi-Fi.
3. Go to Settings > General, then tap Software Update.
4. If you see more than one software update option available, choose the one that you want to install.
The Settings app on iPhone showing options to update to iOS 15.7 or iOS 16.

5. Tap Install Now. If you see Download and Install instead, tap it to download the update, enter your passcode, then tap Install Now. If you don't know your passcode, learn what to do.


You can also find those steps in this resource: Update your iPhone or iPad If your iPhone is already up to date, let's also restart using these steps: Restart your iPhone Updating and restarting can sometimes help address odd behaviors.


Should that still persist, do you experience the same behavior when your AirPods are paired with another device?


Let us know, and we'll keep moving forward based on your results.


Take care.

Brand new airpods pro (2nd gen) touch controls don't work and have never worked, right out of box brand new.

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