AirPods Pro call audio defaults to iPhone speaker

Airpods Pro 3 with iPhone 16 Pro. Both fully updated. Airpods are connected to iPhone. When call is received it is announced through the Airpods. I do the nod guesture and the call is answered. The sound is default to speaker. I have to manually switch to Airpods on the phone.

I've reported this issue to Apple, but curious if anyone else is experiencing this or if there's some setting I'm missing.

iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 26

Posted on Feb 4, 2026 11:14 AM

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AirPods Pro call audio defaults to iPhone speaker

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