AirPod Pro 2 Mic Issue

I have an iPhone 14 Pro and AirPod Pro 2. When I record voice notes in WhatsApp or voice memos in the apple voice memo app the first couple of seconds are completely inaudible and after that it sounds very muffled and/or low volume. This happens often but not always, sometimes it sounds. Fine. I’ve reset the AirPods and my phone (per the standard apple response), called support and went through all their steps, and went to the Genius Bar who replaced the AirPods. None of these steps resolved the issue.


I see several posts with similar issues but no resolution, has anyone been able to solve this problem?

Posted on Mar 6, 2023 02:14 PM

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Mar 8, 2023 08:47 AM in response to shmaryohu

Hello shmaryohu,


To make sure we're on the same page, what steps did you take with Apple Support and the Genius Bar? As that will help us not to repeat them along the way.


If you haven't yet, we'd recommend testing this out on another device (not your iPhone 14 Pro): Set up AirPods with your Mac and other Bluetooth devices - Apple Support


For example, you could test a non-Apple device to see if the issue occurs there. This way you can determine if the issue is happening with all devices and these AirPods Pro or just on your iPhone 14 Pro.


Use AirPods with a non-Apple device

You can use AirPods as a Bluetooth headset with a non-Apple device. You can't use Siri, but you can listen and talk. To set up your AirPods with an Android phone or other non-Apple device,3 follow these steps:

1. On your non-Apple device, go to the settings for Bluetooth and make sure that Bluetooth is on.4 If you have an Android device, go to Settings > Connections > Bluetooth.

2. With your AirPods in the charging case, open the lid.

3. Press and hold the setup button on the back of the case until the status light flashes white.

4. When your AirPods appear in the list of Bluetooth devices, select them.


Let us know the results after testing another device. That will help us to isolate the issue further.


Take care.

Mar 13, 2023 08:55 PM in response to shmaryohu

I’ve been experiencing the same issue. I have a hard time imagining we’re all suddenly having hardware issues. The issue seemed to begin an update or two ago. Every aspect of using my AirPods Pro 2 as a microphone has gotten worse to the point of being unusable: Hey Siri used to be a breeze, now it’s impossible. No one can hear me on the phone if using my AirPods. Dictation is constantly missing or misunderstanding words.

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