My right airpod (3rd gen) is making a quiet, high frequency buzzing sound

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My right airpod (3rd gen) is making a quiet, high frequency buzzing sound

My right airpod (3rd gen) is making a quiet, high frequency buzzing sound all the time. This is even when no app audio is running - in fact it is more noticeable when nothing is playing, or during quiet speech etc.

I notice there have been a number of other such questions about this but they do not get answered but referred to a much earlier issue with Airpod pros (1st gen) here, which is not the case: If your AirPods Pro (1st generation) make crackling or static sounds - Apple Support

My airpods have done this from new - they are only a few weeks old. Do I have to return them to the Apple Centre?

Posted on Nov 9, 2022 06:21 AM

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Dr_David_B Author

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Nov 11, 2022 03:30 AM in response to Dr_David_B

Still no reply, so Apple Centre it is. Even though the noise is fairly quiet and can be drowned out by upping the volume with music, it is very annoying, especially when using the airpods in an otherwise quiet environment. I have tried factory resetting them then re-pairing them, but that hasn't helped. The noise is exactly the same.

It looks like it is a common problem (if you look at the 'me too' counts): One of my Airpods Gen 3 makes a buzzing n… - Apple Community

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Dr_David_B Author

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Nov 15, 2022 02:09 AM in response to Dr_David_B

Final update - I returned them to the Apple Centre in Cambridge (UK) with the outer box and receipt (fortunately I still had these), and they were very helpful, and replaced them with new ones graciously, without quibble.

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My right airpod (3rd gen) is making a quiet, high frequency buzzing sound

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