If one AirPod is louder than the other

tried all the posted cleanup and suck it out and they didn't work.

contacted apple and did a hard reset and now they work just like new.

1 Open the case lid and keep both AirPods inside the case.

2 On the back of the case, press and hold the set-up button.

3 After 15 seconds, if the factory reset is successful, the LED on the case will flash amber and then flash white continuously.

4 Release the button after 15 seconds.

Good luck and happy listening!

I saw these sucking posts and, well, just no. No! So I used an old Sonicare brush head on my Sonicare toothbrush, misted it with isopropyl and swiped it across the mesh a few times. Issue resolved, no gross sucking. The Sonicare also worked great on getting most of the ferrous material from around the charging case’s magnets displaced. Still needed some wiping with isopropyl but now looks like new!

You can try going into the settings app. In the settings app (in iOS 13) go to accessibility, go the the category HEARING. Click “audio and visual” after you press it, you can either turn on “mono audio” which makes the left and the right speaker play like the same content, or either fix the volume by adjusting the the volume underneath “mono audio”. Mono audio worked best for me, and got both of my AirPods to play the same sound instead of one being louder. I hoped that this helped. Thank you

For users with brand new AirPods Pros: I just noticed that there is a tiny piece of white plastic/cardboard from the AirPods Pro packaging stuck inside one of my ear tips! I used a toothpick to pry it loose and this completely fixed the issue. Hope this helps someone!

I didn’t “suck” the thing - I simply blew sideways into the smaller speakers and forced the wax out that way. I had to very gently remove the wax that blew loose, then cleaned the main speaker with proper solution. Eww, guys. LOL

I’m sure it works, but it’s a lot less disgusting to *blow* the debris out. Those two small holes on the side act as a breeze channel, but you do need a Q-tip or something similar to wipe the debris out. You can suck it out if you want to, but I don’t find that to be necessary. That said, Apple really needs to make a proper cleaning kit for these things. They’re not cheap.

I was having same issue with my right airpod being much lower than the left. What i did was clean with alcohol and a toothbrush first to loosen up the earwax. Next I put the Airpods under a towel and put my vacuum on top of them. Ran my vacuum for about 10 secs and now my Airpods sound brand new.

Was on this post because I too had the same problem... I read about "sucking" the biggest part of the airpod then cleaning it afterwards and grossly enough it worked 😂 so definitely was possible ear wax build up. When i first "sucked" i felt resistance, did it again then felt air go through. So make sure to suck until you feel air come through. Gross again but it worked!!! Yes!!!

I had the same problem and followed what everyone else on here was doing. Sucked on them till it was unclogged and the air came through easily. Helped to wet the mesh part a little bit to loosen it up then wiped off the wax and repeated the process till it was very loud on both sides! Did it to the other louder one and it got louder too. Now they are both the same loudness and good as new

Not to join the bandwagon train here but this really does work. My left AirPods was playing louder than my right even though they were both fully charged and I cleaned them both. I found this thread and sure enough after sucking on the right one the volume is balanced again. You should be able to hear the air as you suck and it does taste quite weird but bottom line it works :)

Yo I actually tried this. I didn’t think it would work at first, but then I saw how many people said it was effective. So I gave it a go, and the AirPod that was quieter than the other one, became louder. So I did it with both, and they sound brand new.

my AirPods were so quiet on the left side and I literally though I was going deaf as I had pain in that ear for 24 hours straight one day, I sucked on my AirPod while reading these reviews and I popped it back in and nearly died because it was so loud, thank you so much this helped ALOT.

I can also confirm that sucking the air out does work. It sounds weird, but they will be much louder. Also check your settings under accessibility, but if you didn’t change it then it’s most likely fixable by the sucking thing. Also recommend putting a paper towel over the speaker when sucking, and also to do so until there’s air flow through the pod!

Hey there so I was using my airpods last night and suddenly the left one became way quieter then the right so I went to sleep to see if they’d fix and they didn’t and I just wanted to say yes it sounds very gross but the sucking method did work and if you do it on both they get louder thanks!

my Right AirPod was really quiet and my right was really loud and I saw that if you suck and it isn’t that gross on the piece that goes deepest in your ear until you can get air through and it is pretty hard it took me 5 mins to do but it’s soo worth it and now I can listen with both in at the same volume 😁