Airpods (2nd gen) and Monterey 12.3 issues

[harriska2]

It took a while for my mac mini newly updated to 12.3 to even recognize and connect using my airpods (2nd gen). When I went to try zoom the microphone, apparently, is not in stereo. When my webcam sounds better, yikes.

Anyone else with airpod/12.3 sound issues?

 

[FreakinEurekan]

I’ve had issues with AirPods microphones in macOS for… well, at least a couple of years through several versions of macOS. I go into System Preferences > Sound > Input and force the system to use a different mic (internal mic, or in my case the mic in my external LG display). It’s rather annoying but it solves the problem so that’s the solution I’ve settled on; someone else might have a different solution for you.