AirPods Pro Audio Balance Drifting on Mac (Not fixable in System Preferences)

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AirPods Pro Audio Balance Drifting on Mac (Not fixable in System Preferences)

Hi all,

I am aware that this issue has been present for quite some time now, and usually when this happens people can go into system preferences and change the audio balance so it is fixed again.

But in my case, system preferences indicates that the balance is correct and there is nothing wrong with it. The audio balance would randomly shift to the right and the only thing to resolve it is to put them back into the case and get them out again. Despite doing that, the same thing would happen again very shortly.

MacBook: MacBook Pro 16 inch 2021

AirPods: AirPods Pro

Anyone know what to do with this?

Thanks!

MacBook Pro Apple Silicon

Posted on Oct 6, 2022 12:46 AM

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Nov 14, 2022 03:33 PM in response to iLachy

I have the same issues with my AirPods Pro 1 with 5B58 as well. I experience it on both iPhone 13 Pro on iOS 15.7.1 and MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021) on MacOS 12.6.1.

Another thread that I've found: AirPods Pro 1st gen audio drift issues - Apple Community

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Nov 8, 2022 05:31 PM in response to rrggbb

Oh was it just released? Do you know what the firmware version is so I can give mine a check?

Just to add: Mine is the 1st generation AirPods Pro, so I don't think there is an update for them, today's one seems to only be for AirPods Pro 2nd gen

Thanks

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Nov 15, 2022 12:26 AM in response to Jiraffe_7

Yep I am experiencing the exact same, I also have mine updated to the latest firmware and whenever I first put them in they sound strange. I think it is the spatial audio feature that is causing troubles cause I can definitely hear that what was supposed to come from the centre is coming from side to side. When I put them back in again then it seems to fix itself once again.

Also Twitter seems to keep spatial audio head tracking on whenever you play media, can someone verify that?

I am on iPhone 13 Pro running iOS 16.1.1, MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021) on MacOS 13.0.1

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Oct 6, 2022 12:47 AM in response to iLachy

And just want to add on:

This pair of AirPods has been repaired 2 times by Apple, I suppose there is no reason why this keeps happening again and again.

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rrggbb

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Nov 8, 2022 05:13 PM in response to iLachy

I have a similar issue. There was an AirPod firmware update just released that may fix this. Fingers crossed.

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rrggbb

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Nov 8, 2022 05:36 PM in response to iLachy

Yeah I was referring to AirPods Pro 2, sorry. Update came out today. My AirPod pro 1 never gave me any issues luckily.

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AirPods Pro Audio Balance Drifting on Mac (Not fixable in System Preferences)

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