Extremely loud frying sound on AirPods during phone calls heard only by the other person

Please read this before you direct me to a solution that isn't related to my (and other's) specific problem.


When I am using my AirPods on a PHONE CALL, the person I am talking to hears a frying or static sound that is extremely loud, so loud that they have to hang up. They or I call back, and it happens again. It is literally impossible to use my AirPods on a phone call - no matter who I am talking to or where they are on the earth.


I rarely hear the noise on my end and if I do, it is very faint.


This isn't local interference, it happens no matter where I am, outside, in my car, in my office, in my home, in Los Angeles, Long Beach, Palm Springs, Washington D.C, Chicago, everywhere. I don't wear earrings; I have deleted from my phone and reset my AirPods. No change.


I am very grateful for your response to this issue. Thanks



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Original Title: Extremely loud frying sound that only the other person hears when on a PHONE CALL with AirPods

iPhone 14 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on Aug 25, 2025 10:15 AM

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Aug 25, 2025 3:21 PM in response to Polaris43

"Please read this before you direct me to a solution that isn't related to my (and other's) specific problem."


Other than resetting your AirPods and restarting your iPhone there is no solution other than to take your AirPods to an Apple Store or authorized Apple service provider for examination and diagnosis. They may have to be replaced. Are they still under warranty?


Unpair, restart, or reset your AirPods - Apple Support


How to reset your AirPods and AirPods Pro - Apple Support


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