AirPods spatial audio not working after iOS update

I have the airpods 4 ANC and ios 26.1 just updated it last night and since then spatial audio is not working. I tried to forget the device, i don't have mono audio on, however the problem still remains.

Posted on Nov 19, 2025 3:07 AM

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Dec 9, 2025 10:06 PM in response to Liaminier

Fix it by:

Accessibility → AirPods → Forget All AirPods & Devices
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