Airpods Pro 3 battery drain on the case is too high

sjam wrote:

I’m having the same issue….i had a full charge before i used them for about 45 min. My phone said the pods at 100% but the case at 25%. My app2 never did this I could use them five times before the case battery dropped that low. I returned them at Apple and this new replacement pair is doing the exact same thing. I’ve rebooted my phone, & re-paired the pods but they still drains super fast. Something is wrong.

I has a similar but not identical problem with my Airpod Pro 2s. After Appe replaced both and the the left AirPod I finally got a new case from Apple on warranty and that solved the problem.

Take them back to a Genius Bar and see if you can get them to replace the case.

Check your case firmware. If it is 8A353 you need to update, to keep the case charged together with your iPhone for 30 min. After update to 8A357 my similar issue ended.

Definitely not normal; my AirPods track to within a couple of percent. Are you sure they are fitted snuggly in the case and there is no detritus in the “well” the stems go into that might be blocking the charging contacts at the bottom? And that the contacts on the left pod are clean? That could account for the case battery drain as well.

How long have you had the AirPods Pro 3? If less than 14 days take them back for a full refund - no questions asked and get a new pair.

If it's been over 14 days get a Genius bar appointment and have Apple check them out. They may give you a new case and re-pair them for you. I had trouble with my AirPods Pro 2 and ended up with a new case. Now they are perfect!

In the meantime try this:   How to reset your AirPods and AirPods Pro - Apple Support 

I had essentially the same problem. The right AirPod would not charge unless I forced it into the case a bit. It would discharge faster always.

I took them into the Genius Bar and they took them for examination and said they would email them to me. I got them back in 4 days with a new right AirPod and new case.

I still had problems so took them back to the Genius Bar and they gave me a new case. That was it. They have been "behaving" themselves as they should and there's been no issues. Since they are new take them in.

New case firmware 8A357 seems to fix my battery problem and Find My issues.

I’m having the same issue….i had a full charge before i used them for about 45 min. My phone said the pods at 100% but the case at 25%. My app2 never did this I could use them five times before the case battery dropped that low. I returned them at Apple and this new replacement pair is doing the exact same thing. I’ve rebooted my phone, & re-paired the pods but they still drains super fast. Something is wrong.

I've had every version of the APP since the first gen I've purchased around 7 p[airs between gifts for my children, my wife and myself. We LOVE them. But...., these newest versions the charging case battery life is terrible, to say the least. While preparing to create this response I noticed, after putting my Airpods in my ears my case said 37%. I then put the case on my wireless charger and it changed from 37% to, RED 20%??? Something is off with this new gens charging case.

The new charging case doesn’t hold as much charge as the old case. I’ve definitely noticed this. I think the AirPods themselves last longer maybe

xphil wrote:

Here the buds were at 60% and after charging to 100% the case dropped from 100% to 60%..

When the case is used to charge the AirPods, the case loses charge. You'll need to charge the case.

IdrisSeabright wrote:

xphil wrote:

Here the buds were at 60% and after charging to 100% the case dropped from 100% to 60%..

When the case is used to charge the AirPods, the case loses charge. You'll need to charge the case.

Indeed. The First Law of Thermodynamics.

Then you had the special AirPod Pro 2s.

This is what Apple says you should have expected from them:

AirPods Pro 

• Up to 6 hours of listening time with a single charge (up to 5.5 hours with Spatial Audio and Head Tracking enabled)4
• Up to 4.5 hours of talk time with a single charge5

AirPods Pro with MagSafe Charging Case 

• Up to 30 hours of listening time6
• Up to 24 hours of talk time7

5 minutes in the case provides around 1 hour of listening time8 or around 1 hour of talk time

AirPods Pro 2 - Tech Specs - Apple Support

Here are Apple's specs for the AirPod Pro 3:

AirPods Pro 3

• Up to 8 hours of listening time on a single charge with Active Noise Cancellation enabled (up to 7.5 hours with Spatial Audio and Head Tracking enabled)
• Up to 6.5 hours of listening time on a single charge with heart rate sensing during workouts
• Up to 10 hours of listening time on a single charge in Transparency using the Hearing Aid feature

AirPods Pro 3 with MagSafe Charging Case (USB‑C)

• Up to 24 hours of listening time with Active Noise Cancellation enabled
• 5 minutes in the case provides around 1 hour of listening time22

AirPods Pro 3 - Technical Specifications - Apple

Mind you, I don't see what that has to do with your original statement. You make an observation about the fact that if your AirPods charged up from the case, the charge on the case dropped. You said nothing about time.