No sound in the left or right earbud of AirPods – Troubleshooting AirPods

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No sound in the left or right earpiece of AirPods is a fairly common problem. In this tutorial we will show what should you do if the left or right headphone from AirPods no longer works. If it is no longer connected or nothing is heard. Troubleshooting AirPods performance problems.

About the wonderful headphones AirPods from Apple I have also talked about other articles, and about their usefulness and functionality, we still say that they can meet all the requirements. Both the version of AirPods of 2016, and also new generation of AirPods which come with a new chip model (W1) and wireless charging casing.

It is known that Apple constantly tries to bring stable idevices and well-optimized operating systems, but nothing is perfect. This is also the case with wireless headphones, AirPods. From unplug during call, to problems of pair (pair) with iPhone, Android, PC or Mac and until one of the AirPods headphones (left or right) malfunctions.

Using AirPods every day, both at the office and when traveling, in more than 10 months I haven't had the slightest problem. I have used wireless AirPods headphones connected to various devices Apple: MacBook Pro, iPhone X, iPad 4 mini and iPod Pro 2018 11″. On all these devices, AirPods worked perfectly, until one day, when the right earbud refused to start.

The details of the problem are as follows: the right headphone was seen by the iPhone as having 100% battery, but once put in the ear, nothing could be heard. Even the double hit does not execute the preset command. It was practically non-functional, even if it was seen by the iPhone and the charging case.

No sound in the left or right headphone of AirPods - What to do

If one of the earphones AirPods it no longer works and you are left with no sound in the left or right headset, the easiest solution is to put the earphones in the charging casing and reset them.

How do you reset AirPods?

Resetting AirPods is done by pressing the button on the case for 10 - 15 seconds, until the indicator LED inside the case lights up orange. Of course, while you hold down the button, the case will remain open.

No sound in the left or right earbud of AirPods - Troubleshooting AirPods
No sound in the left or right earbud of AirPods – Troubleshooting AirPods

Once reset, the association with all devices will be lost, and the LED will turn white. Sign that a connection to a device is waiting for.

After this step, go on iPhone, iPad or Mac and restore the connection / pairing with AirPods. Both AirPods will be functional again.

If you had preference settings for double-click commands, they will need to be reset.

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