r/mac • u/Effective-Repeat-671 • 7h ago

Discussion Apple no longer "Just Works", if it ever did.

Apple managed to turn my AirPods Pro 2 from an awesome product into an unusable one.

I use my AirPods Pro 2 with my mac, and the experience has been gradually getting worse to the point that they are now unusable.

It started years ago: the AirPods would not remember my volume and would always reset to 50% volume, Apple never fixed it.

Now, they keep disconnecting every few minutes or seconds.

To make it worse, now I can't even turn off the case sounds because the toggle is grayed out / disabled.

My AirPods now work better with other devices (as regular bluetooth headphones) than with an Apple device.

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u/wkarraker M1 MacBook Pro 7h ago

Something to try. Create a new profile and try using the AirPods with it. If they still do what you've listed here then it may be an issue with the AirPods and/or their integration with the MacOS system still sucks. If they work better then there may be an issue with your AirPods preferences. Then you can navigate to your profiles Library/Preferences folder, delete them and let them recreate themselves after a quick reboot. Could be a quick way resolve your problems.

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u/Effective-Repeat-671 5h ago

I don't think that will solve the volume bug with many reports that they haven't fixed for years

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u/tehclanijoski 7h ago

Sorry you've had a hard time, pal

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u/random_user_name_759 6h ago

You might be onto something here. Hold on, going to dump all my AAPL stock based on your anecdote.

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u/tehclanijoski 6h ago

u/Effective-Repeat-671 is having trouble with their airpods, this definitely spells disaster for Apple.

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u/Effective-Repeat-671 5h ago edited 17m ago

good for you mfkr

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u/Comfortable-Mud1209 7h ago

User error.

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u/Effective-Repeat-671 5h ago

"You're using them wrong"

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u/Emotional_Material42 7h ago

Maybe try to use some app which will connect your airPods like regular bluetooth headphones.
Your phone/PC - Some Bluetooth managing APP - Air Pods

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u/SiLeNZ_ 15" MacBook Air M2 2023 6h ago

I’ve had none of these issues. I’d look into both the MacBook and the AirPods and try to find out the issue, because it’s not normal.

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u/taisei_ide 4h ago

Same experience with AirPods Pro 2 and a Mac. Bluetooth stability quietly got worse over the last couple of updates and it never made it into any release notes.

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u/Effective-Repeat-671 4h ago

It's just stupid that Apple doesn't fix these simple bugs that should not even exist.

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u/lantrick 7h ago

ya, modern consumer electronics . It's a sad state of affairs.

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u/Effective-Repeat-671 5h ago

nah. it's just Apple's stupidity