No sound in the left or right earpiece AirPods it is a fairly common problem. In this tutorial we will show what do you have to do if the left or the right headset from AirPods it does not work anymore. If it is no longer connected or nothing is heard. Troubleshooting operation AirPods.
About the wonderful headphones AirPods full 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 trying to bring stable idevice and well-optimized operating systems, but nothing is perfect. The same happens with wireless headphones, AirPods. From unplug during call, to problems of pair (pair) with iPhone, Android, PC or Mac and until one of the headphones malfunctions AirPods (left or right).
Using AirPods day by day, both at the office and when I travel, in more than 10 months I have not had the slightest problem. I used wireless headphones AirPods connected on various devices Apple: MacBook Pro, iPhone X, iPad 4 mini and iPod Pro 2018 11". On all these devices, AirPods they worked great, until one day, when the right earbud refused to start.
The data of the problem are the following: the right earbud was seen by iPhone as with the 100% battery, but once put in the ear, nothing could be heard. Not even a double blow executes the preset command. It was basically non-functional, even if it was seen by iPhone and recharging housing.
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No sound in the left or right earpiece AirPods - What should you 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 the casts AirPods?
Headset reset 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.

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.
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After this step, go on iPhone, iPad or Mac and reconnect / associate with AirPods. Both castes AirPods will be functional again.
If you had preference settings for double-click commands, they will need to be reset.
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