How to fix AirPods Pro 3 noise issues?

Same issue with static, primarily in left earbud, product OOTB. Will contact Apple for troubleshooting, likely have to return product. Luckily still have 2 weeks to return this product. Disappointing.

Apple should confirm whether they are working on a fix or whether customers should simply return their purchase.

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Has anyone had any luck exchanging it for a new one? Or does it just has the same hissing problem. ?

My left AirPod started doing this today out of nowhere, I tried all troubleshooting and it stopped the high pitched sound but the crackling and ocean noise won’t stop. They’ve told me to go to the store to have them looked it, but the high pitched noise was so loud it perforated my eardrum. My ear started bleeding and it’s been ringing ever since

I face severe ear pain with cracking noise on my product purchased in India , ( first product purchased on launch day and it’s a big mistake )delivered to me on 18-Sep , my airpod pro 3 is at service center since 18-Oct (21 days now ) and Apple tried replacing new left & right pods to have the issue exist .. they don’t have solution yet to this weird design issue .. I had requested cash back .. ( my AirPod pro first generation was seem less for more than 2-3 yrs before I lost it , I regret losing it now ) .. Apple removed my post today for adding this feedback on AirPod pro 3 which is really bad

I used my AirPods Pro 2 for a few hours yesterday (experiencing the same noise issue as the 3 I returned), and when I removed them from my ears, I was left with a persistent noise that lasted until this morning. Could the headphones with this defect potentially harm my ears? I don't want to start having noises in my head 😖

Well... I'm on y third (!) pair of Airpods Pro 3 now, got the latest pair from the Apple Store in The Hague this morning. The previous two pairs started 'squealing' after a couple of hours of use which rendered them unusable. Changing modes didn't help. My ears are clean (doctor checked the other day.. grin). So there you are. I don't hold out much hope that this 3rd pair will improve anything. However, the firmware is still on 8A358, maybe a newer firmware version will help. I already confessed to the 'Genius' this morning that if problems re-occur with this 3rd pair, I'll then have the sale nullified and will go back to a pair of AP Pro 2. Hopefully, I'll be able to find a decent refurbished set. That would be my first time that I return an Apple product. Call me lucky.. <g>

I’m waiting for 2 pod replacement by Apple after 10 days for mail discussion between apple authorised service centre and Apple back end technical team .. they hope replacing pod out of pod will make this crackling / squealing noise disappear .. appears like apple do not have any idea of the issue technically and keep replacing pods .. I’m 6 days short from a month since I submitted my AirPod with Apple authorised service center in India .. waiting for the magic

Without noise cancellation, they have no wite noise or cracking sounds, but I hear myself swallowing, breathing, walking, and pumping blood through my ears, so they lose their magic. It's even worse than having white noise 😆 Please, Apple, don't use this information as a possible solution 🙏 Both cases are unfavorable.

Thanks a lot, @IdrisSeabright, for your advice. Based on the number of posts I had deleted, I was certain Apple was monitoring this forum 😆 I'll try to speak with the Genius Bar at my local Apple Store. If that does not work, I'll return them. I don't want to end up deaf because of an incorrect operation of the headset 😖

Weregus wrote:

Based on the number of posts I had deleted, I was certain Apple was monitoring this forum

The Hosts only monitor the forum to make sure that everyone abides by the Terms of Use.

I'm sorry that you're having such a hard time. I've had AirPods (original), AirPod Pro, AirPod Pro 2, and now the 3. The 3 is amazing. It's also the first time I haven't had to MacGyver something so that they would stay in my ears.

IdrisSeabright wrote:

I'm sorry that you're having such a hard time...

Thanks. I also got the first AirPods Pro, and the experience was terrific. My best audio experience in years, but then, the cracking noise started, and I asked Apple for help. They replaced my AirPods Pro with new ones that had the same design flaw. After one year, the new ones began to make cracking noises again, but they told me that it was no longer their problem, despite knowing it was a design flaw with one of the parts that allowed dirt to accumulate and cause noise. So I wait one generation. And I bought the AirPod Pro 3 with hope, trusting in Apple and its expertise. And what I got. A different kind of noise, and not only in the new AirPods Pro 3, but also in the old AirPods Pro 2. And the only answer I got in the Apple Store was, "We are going to replace them, but if they make noise, it's not the headphones, it's you, and you shouldn't replace them again because when you return them, we cannot put them back on sale, so you are impacting the environment. It's your problem, or your device's problem, not the headphones' problem. You are one of the few sensitive people incompatible with the product". More or less.

I'm really sorry if I've been a little bit grumpy, but I noticed the same problem I had with the first AirPods Pro in the new ones, and remembering all the time and effort invested in fixing them made me feel exhausted. I didn't want to go through all that again to end up with a dead product in my desk drawer. I want the same Apple-like experience I had with my first AirPods Pro. I want a product that I can enjoy without being afraid of the moment it fails.

Weregus wrote:

I'm really sorry if I've been a little bit grumpy, but I noticed the same problem I had with the first AirPods Pro in the new ones, and remembering all the time and effort invested in fixing them made me feel exhausted. I didn't want to go through all that again to end up with a dead product in my desk drawer. I want the same Apple-like experience I had with my first AirPods Pro. I want a product that I can enjoy without being afraid of the moment it fails.

No worries! Like wearing uncomfortable shoes, using uncomfortable headphones will make anyone grumpy. Especially if they were expensive.

What a pity that the latest firmware doesn’t solve your problem. I’m on my 3rd pair since a couple of days and 10 minutes ago, the squealing noise started. So that pair is also unusable. I switched ANC (and the other modes) off and that got rid of the squealing but it’s a bit silly to do that. Cheaper earphones sound better than AirPods Pro 3 with those capabilities switched off. So I made my 3rd appointment with the Genius Bar and in all likelihood will ask for a refund. What a shame.

1 month of frustration without my EarPods and discussions with apple support in India ( sophisticated teams who never mind or track high ageing issues ) - requested refund today including Apple care cost ..

So far ,

2 set of EarPods replacements done by apple service centre in India

and still they are evaluating based on Apple technical team guidance - crackling or squealing noises on both ear pod still exists- looks like Apple globally do not have any idea about it and not let it in open .. “ STRANGE … THAT NONE OF

THE SO CALLED INFLUENCERS PICKED THIS SO FAR “ .. recent software update for ear pod seems didn’t help either .. Clueless service centre in Chennai , India.

I have replaced my AirPods Pro 3 THREE times. All 3 exhibited the same problem, a high pitched squealing ('feedback') noise after a couple of hours of use. The noise is painful to the ears and renders the device unusable. I have an appointment with someone at the Genius Bar this coming Thursday and I'll return the AirPods. I will also ask for a refund and will go back to a couple of AirPods Pro2. A great shame.