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AirPods Pro - red exclamations?
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Bet, you're ready to jump on purchasing a HomePod now. Just wait until Apple pushes faulty firmware to those AirPods that renders them inoperable. Plus, try to prove it other than a flood of people online posting issues and hopefully Apple acknowledges the problem and replaces them without cost. The AirPods were one device that could have had a user acknowledgement agreement/disagreement to a firmware update coupled with some sort of notification/progress feedback to the user. There are many cheap BT headphones that have a recovery mode through the dual purpose charging/data port. It was quite possible for Apple to have incorporated this feature in the charging case for the user to enter a recovery mode, much like your iOS devices. Another upload of the firmware may even resolve these issues. However, we have no means to do it.
Where have you seen that there was anything specific to this bug in AirPods which was being fixed in the 13.3 Beta release? The general release notes don't have any reference to it but just audio sharing.
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I wouldn't believe much of what this person has to say about such matters. Especially, with the vagueness of their reply.
Sometimes it's hard to get the affected bud to connect.
Here's what I do, and it always works (knock on wood). If you see the red exclamation mark and it won't go away (or "dances"), put both buds back in the case and close the top. Wait five seconds. They both should work after that.
Here's what I do, and it always works (knock on wood). If you see the red exclamation mark and it won't go away (or "dances"), put both buds back in the case and close the top. Wait five seconds. They both should work after that.
Some on this thread say they have noticed this issue with AirPods 1 and AirPods 2 in addition to AirPods Pro. I have owned all three interactions of AirPods and never noticed the red exclamation point until reading this thread. It does pop up on my AirPods Pro’s But, I only see it when I put the pods in the case and wait for it to show. I have always just put the pods in the case and closed it never to see it. Sometimes I think I should stay off these forums but, there is a lot of useful information in addition to the things that trigger my OCD.
I’m in touch with Apple Support about of this. I contacted in Twitter with @Applesupport. They ask me some info and to do some test. Created a case for me. Received a call, the employee pass the case to second level agent, and he made some test again, asked me to install a Bluetooth logging profile and a complete diagnostic. They scaled up the case to engineering department.
Hope they can resolve it soon.
Hope they can resolve it soon.
wish I would've seen this thread earlier. Bought a pair today and noticed this issue. Updating the firmware made no difference except maybe making it worse. My other AirPods v2 had no issues. Im going to exchange these and try again.
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LOL I feel the same. You have to remember people only come here to complain, which is a small percentage of the masses. Rarely do I have the same issues identified in these forums. When I do its most likely a wide spread problem, which I think this issue is but majority of people won't know because they dont read forums.
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LOL I feel the same. You have to remember people only come here to complain, which is a small percentage of the masses. Rarely do I have the same issues identified in these forums. When I do its most likely a wide spread problem, which I think this issue is but majority of people won't know because they dont read forums.
I just got my Airpod Pros today, first airpods I've had because they're the first ones to have the gummy tips. When I opened them up to pair them it asked me to do the 13.2.0 update, which I of course did, and haven't experienced any problems in the time that I've used them. my mother and brother both had gen 1's and never experienced this is. It does cause me a bit of concern though that there seems to be the number of problems that there is with them. Will defiantly have to pay attention when using them.
I previously had an issue with only being able to get the right headphone to connect. I did a total reset of the headphone and then it worked fine for a couple of months. Now tonight it has started doing it again. It started with both not working. I disconnected and forgot the device over and over again. Sometimes I was successful in getting the left to work, other times the right, but never both.
This is a really expensive product that appears to have a serious issue. I was just about to buy the airpods pro to use the ANC at work, and now I'm realizing these things seem to have widespread problems. It isn't just this thread either, they're everywhere.
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This is a really expensive product that appears to have a serious issue. I was just about to buy the airpods pro to use the ANC at work, and now I'm realizing these things seem to have widespread problems. It isn't just this thread either, they're everywhere.
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Have updated to iOS 13.3 beta 1. Did not solve the issue. Still have the red exclamation marks when checking battery. Starting to think it may be hardware related. Will wait a few more days for Apple to attempt fix via software. If not resolved, will return within 14 day period.
Well, how do they sound and how is the ANC working on each? Can you detect a difference? Trust your own ears and not a software gimmick. If you believe one sounds worse no matter which tips you use, return them. If they sound fine in spite of what your phone is telling you, then don't worry about it. Prior to AirPods Pro, no one needed their phone to tell them if their ear buds fit.
I had this red exclamation point thing at first, but I haven't seen it yet today. I little jiggle of the AirPod has been correcting this immediately.
LOL. I mean it's one thing to scam and make it look legitimate. It's another to take a product such as this and list it at < $50. But, the fact that there are still tons who believe that they'll get this product is amazing. Here's one example of an auction to be leery of and there are others that have ridiculously low prices. Saw one have 600 sales at $31.99/piece. They're ramping up for this holiday season with the sales. People think they are safe from these and you would probably get your money back. But, it provides a nice list of targets for addresses and telephone numbers with PayPal account user names.
ebay AirPods Pro Auction at $32
ebay AirPods Pro Auction at $32
I had the same issue with my first pair of AirPods Pro. The left pod just zonked out and is not being recognized by the charging case. After many attempts to reset etc, they’re going back to Apple tomorrow. I ordered a different pair from another store and those arrived today.
I’m still seeing the red exclamation mark showing intermittently and I’m running 13.3 b1 on my iPhone. Hopeful that this new pair won’t crap out..
I’m still seeing the red exclamation mark showing intermittently and I’m running 13.3 b1 on my iPhone. Hopeful that this new pair won’t crap out..
I’m on 13.2.2 and still seeing this as well. On initial opening of the case it seems ok, when I remove one pod and put it back the red exclamation appears on the opposite pod and vice versa! Still hopeful it’s software but I thought this was addressed on 13.2? I have one week left to return and hopefully it is resolved before then.
Since others here have gotten replacements and had the same issue, that pretty much negates a HW issue. It's either APP firmware or iOS bugs.
I really wish MacRumors would report on the issue. Nothing gets Apple motivated by bad press regarding a new, hot product.
Or at least Forbes. How about one of their "Apple has a serious problem with AirPods Pro"? They love that stuff.
I really wish MacRumors would report on the issue. Nothing gets Apple motivated by bad press regarding a new, hot product.
Or at least Forbes. How about one of their "Apple has a serious problem with AirPods Pro"? They love that stuff.
I have the same issues with mine, my replacements are arriving today so will test and provide feedback. I don’t have high confidence it will be resolved, just hoping the annoying clicking noise during calls is fixed in the replacements, lol
The issue was existing before on GEN 2 and I've temporarily resolved it. But, I'm starting to notice that it does seem to occur more when either on a charger at 100% for the AirPods and case or when pulled off the charger and both are showing 100%. After a decline in charge capacity to less than 100%, then I don't notice it as much or at all. I'm not keeping accurate data, other than, looking at when it doesn't show up. But, I probably need to. Also, it seems like I noticed it right away after updating to 13.2.2 yesterday.
Update: Holy H***! I'm having ridiculous battery drain on the GEN 2 now with 13.2.2. Jeez, another reset, remove from all iCloud devices, and pairing again.
Update: Holy H***! I'm having ridiculous battery drain on the GEN 2 now with 13.2.2. Jeez, another reset, remove from all iCloud devices, and pairing again.
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