If one AirPod is louder than the other

I had the same issue and what I did was blow the earbud for like 10 minutes and I tried to do it as much as possible without spitting it it and now they work like when I bought them also clean them out with something dry not anything like a wipe that will just break them so yea I did all that and now they work perfectly

Hi, I’m soo you’ve already seen it but yeah the sucking thing works soo well, I had tried the settings on my phone, unpaired and re-paired but the sucking thing was actually what helped. So definitely try that out

of course. a lot of people have this issue for one reason or another.

when I had the issue here is how I fixed it. Please keep in mind this might not work for you. also it definitely might not be recommended by apple at all.

I put a drop of hydrogen peroxide on the mash on the EarPods opening. after 10-15 minutes I blew it with some canned air.

This happened to me as well when I was listening on my mac! Like Jonathan UK mentioned, it was also a settings fix that resolved it for me. However, even when the volume slider under Accessibility in Settings was equal, I still had the same issue.

What I ended up doing was clicking bluetooth and selecting my AirPods device --> "open sound preferences" --> "output" and fixing the slider bar for volume "balance".

I guess somehow this setting got changed under bluetooth when I didn't realize. My AirPods were new so I knew it wasn't an earwax problem. This is what worked for me, hope this helps somebody!

My left AirPod was significantly quieter than the one on my right.

Found an answer that stated to suck on the weaker speaker saying that earwax is stuck in there.

I tried the sucking on the weaker AirPod, it actually works. I thought it was weird at first but it truly fixed the problem.

I can confirmed that the "sucking technique" worked splendidly!

I started worrying and figured i was going to have to get a replacement but luckily, that wasn't the case. Stay calm and try this. If it doesn't work you may want to contact Apple.

Good Luck!

Okay. So yes, it sounds gross. But I was having the exact same problem. Everything was balanced in my settings. Nothing was wrong, but I couldn't hear anything out of my left air pod. I did the sucking thing and now my music is just as loud as when I first bought them.

I have that same issue, specifically when I am listening to Pandora on my Apple Watch. One AirPods is louder than the other, but I can still hear music out of both. Whenever it happens, I turn the volume up then back down on Pandora, and it has fixed the issue every time.

YES! As bad as it may sound and having to get it out of the screen, the wax collection is usually the issue. I have had the same issue and it works like a charm! Try it and then go enjoy that great sound drop Apple. Would love them to eventually make a pair that set inside the ear and not hang from them. (Maybe one day soon! ) ;))

Well, Im amazed. Ive been searching for answers for days. I was even contemplating throwing these away. Ive been reseting, reattaching these through bluetooth on various apple products. Nothing! I even wiped them with a Q-tip swab. Nothing. I tried this weird trick and WHAM these four yr old air-pods are working better than ever before.

THANK YOU!

Most people will say to just clean it out, this didnt work for me. However what did work, was i went into settings<accessibility<airpods<audio accessibility settings and then i put them in and played a song while adjusting the balance slider towards the side that was lower (my left airpod) until it sounded about even for me sadly this is the only thing that worked for me as of now.

Thanks for your response...this was the only thing that fixed my issue. I believe the issue occurred when I tried cleaning the screen as well. After I read your post, I ended up using a compressed air canister and blew air through all the screens in the left air pod...and the volume came back to normal levels again....wow.

My airpods are out of warranty and it would have cost me $70 to get it replaced brand new.

Thanks again for your advice...super helpful.

seeting -> music -> EQ -> check if it’s on electrical, if yes change it to loudness or bass boosted

also suck the AirPod from which voice is less

i hope one of them works for you , i tried them both and they worked

I had the same issue with my right airpod, it was lower than the left & after reading the answers under this post thats exactly what helped me. “Sucking” the larger speaker until you can hear air coming through the smaller speakers. Now my right is good as new!

Hello- I just wanted to say thank you so much for this tip. My son was worried he broke them and I was too, but then we saw your tip and tried it. He thought I was kidding, but he tried it and BAM...it was good as new. That is the weirdest hack ever, but it worked. 🤣🤣👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼