AirPods not connecting to iPhone after updating to iOS 17

Okay update…. I figured that my AirPods keep playing music even if they are outside my ears. The whole ear detection is broken. The reason why my right AirPod won’t work is that if my left one starts charging in the case the right one also thinks it’s charging…. I know I have good ears but I am quite surprised they can charge my AirPods LOL…. Jokes aside… this is clearly a software issue apple has to resolve

Yes since ios17 AirPods are weird now, all sorts of issues that never happened before

eg taking them out of the ear, the media used to stop. but now it keeps playing on the phone speaker

it doesn’t automatically pair when you put them in your ear.

You have to go to settings each time.

ive tried with two iPhones and two AirPods.

and I’ve re synced them.

this has got to be an issue on apples end

I have "kinda" the same issue. I've been able connect my AirPod Pros to my iPhone 12 Pro Max, but the connectivity has GREATLY decreased and the sound keeps dropping. If I put my iPhone in my pocket or if I move more than 15 feet from my iPhone, I lose audio. And that NEVER happened before.

Since installing iOS 17 I have had the same problem without fail. But when they apparently connect but don't make any sound, I can put them back in the case, close it, immediately reopen the case and put them in both ears, and then the iPods Pro (1st gen) work as normal.

Me too. When I ask Siri to make a call, she doesn’t do it from my Powerbeats Pro anymore it goes to my phone even when I add it in the verbal command, even worse is physically when I choose my Powerbeats on the screen the call still won’t route through correctly.

I’ve uninstalled and reinstalled them. Music works, nothing else.

People were speculating that mine are fakes. That’s why I couldn’t update and all. But mine is still under warranty. I’m bringing it to Apple Store for a check soon. It’s frustrating with this new iOS 17. The problem that you can’t have better ways on updating makes it even worse

for me, it's on both the latest iOS and Mac OS. Bluetooth is kind of useless.

On iOS; it has a bunch of problems like showing as connected but not connected actually, and even when it's connected, during the Facetime call mic stops working. so I have to stop the Facetime call and call again. also keeps disconnecting during the calls or when watching videos.

On Mac OS; again bluetooth is a mess. while using either airpods pro 2 that I have or any Bluetooth headphones, it keeps cutting connection btw the devices. it even cuts the connection when skipping the video stream and causes a few seconds of lag when trying to play a video or any streaming.

long story short, it's all a big mass right now. I hope you guys fix this as soon as you can.

As of yesterday, when I rebooted my phone, my wired earbuds will work for talking on the phone but I can no longer hear music or podcasts. I can't hear anything on Pandora either.

I just received an update today for 17.0.2. I'm installing that now and hope it fixes things. Will let you know.

I'm having a slightly different problem with my pair of Maxes. Pairing issues with the ios 17 update however even if i forgot the headphones on my device i still cant connect. Upgrading again to the beta 17.1 and hoping to see if that solves it.

I would suggest making sure you MAX's are updated too before disconnecting.

I have an iPhone 13 Pro updated to iOS 17.0.2 and AirPods 3rd Gen

Adding to the issues, the battery and charge statuses are completely haphazard. When I open the case, it doesn’t show the status half the time and when it does, the charge and connected status is wrong

Same!!! I am beyond frustrated with those AirPods. Works on my iPad on iOS 16. Didn't work on my iPhone 15pro since the iOS 17 update. And clicked on forget the device to try to update the firmaware this way and now the iPhone iOS 17 cannot find it when I press the button on the back of the AirPods.

Just updated my iPhone 15 pro max to iOS 17.0.3 and now my AirPods Pro A2084(firmware 6A300) won’t connect. I’m afraid to unpair since other posters are saying their iPhones won’t recognize their AirPods after forgetting.

For me so far it's been more minor connection issues with my AirPods Pro 2nd Gen (w/lightning) and my iPhone running iOS17 HOWEVER trying to keep them connected to my Apple TV (Newest Gen) has been nearly impossible. It's super frustrating because this is the only way I can watch TV at an enjoyable volume level after my daughter is asleep 🥴. I've been checking almost daily for OS17 updates and AirPods firmware updates 😩. Has anyone seen where apple has acknowledged this issue?

Update: Issues with Airpod Pro Maxes

Delete them off you device. Factory reset them (HOLD Digital Crown and Noise Cancellation button for 5 seconds) you'll see the amber light blink a few times Then release!

I was able to rediscover them and reconnect to my iPhone 13 Pro running 17.1 ,with the out of date Airpod pro Maxes (A2096/6A300)

guys i am worried cause my airpods before 17 ios were ok charging ok everything good, but after i installed 17 and updates that came along whenever i pair to my iphone it says for example 61% case than drops to 0 and it stays like that. And while its charging my airpods continue to charge but when i unplug from the carger, and open again it still the same problem but this time battery drains on my airpods