Left AirPods not connecting

Hi Edward1980,

Thank you for participating in the Apple Support Communities. It looks like you came from the following support article: How to reset your AirPods and AirPods Pro - Apple Support

If your AirPods are not connecting, try the following steps to help:

1. Fully charge your AirPods to rule out issues with it not connecting due to power.
2. Confirm that the firmware is up to date to rule out the older software.
3. Try the steps listed here: If your left or right AirPod isn't working - Apple Support
4. For further support, reach out to Apple Support here: Contact - Official Apple Support

Have a great day.

Hey Edward1980,

Just to make sure you’ve done all you can here, make sure you compete these steps also. They could also resolve this issue:

1. Make sure that your iPhone or iPod touch has the latest version of iOS or that your iPad has the latest version of iPadOS.

2. Put both AirPods in the charging case and make sure that both AirPods are charging.

3. To make sure that Bluetooth is on, go to Settings > Bluetooth.

4. If your AirPods are connected, make sure that they're selected as your audio device. If your AirPods appear in the list of devices but they don't connect, go to the next step.

5. Close the lid, wait 15 seconds, then open the lid. Press and hold the setup button on the back of the charging case for up to 10 seconds. The status light on the front of the charging case should flash white, which means that your AirPods are ready to connect.

6. Hold the charging case, with your AirPods inside and the lid open, next to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

7. Follow the steps on the screen of your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

If your AirPods won't connect - Apple Support

Take care.