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AirPods Case discharging
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Is it a new thing, possibly due to the new firmware update?
From what I understand “find my” for these in the past only worked if they were near your phone, whereas with the new software update they can be found even through someonelse’s phone
Hey guys,
i feel like I read all threads in the worldwide internet about the battery drain issue, but I still can't find a solution, so maybe I missed something, here is what is the problem and what i try to fix it:
The case loses 5 - 20% of its battery over night or also during the day in "standby" of course (not using it, just lay on the table). The problem is not the case. If I take out the airpods and lay them on the table out of the case, the case will stop losing of it's charge. The airpods still loses charge then, but I think it's in a normal area, because I lay my Airpods 2 to next to them (also out of the case) and the battery drain of the Airpods 2 compared to the Airpods Pro is almost equal.
The case and the Aripods also don't lose any of it's charge after I reset them and don't set them up to the iPhone again - so if they are "unpaired" (like fresh out of the box) they won't lose any charge.
I had this battery problem about 2 years ago with another pair of Airpods 2 and didn't find a solution for that. It's pathetic, that apple doesn't fix this until now. However.
I tried:
- Reset Airpods and delete them in the iPhone (set up as "new")
- tried a second iPhone and connect the Airpods after resetting them to this iPhone
- fully drained Airpods and Case
- use original cable and power adapter from Apple
Actually the Case has about 2 full charging cycles. I also read about prople replace there Airpods and Case with the Apple support 3 or 4 times without a final solution.
Is there another "workaround" or something a user can do in that situation?
Thanks a lot!
i feel like I read all threads in the worldwide internet about the battery drain issue, but I still can't find a solution, so maybe I missed something, here is what is the problem and what i try to fix it:
The case loses 5 - 20% of its battery over night or also during the day in "standby" of course (not using it, just lay on the table). The problem is not the case. If I take out the airpods and lay them on the table out of the case, the case will stop losing of it's charge. The airpods still loses charge then, but I think it's in a normal area, because I lay my Airpods 2 to next to them (also out of the case) and the battery drain of the Airpods 2 compared to the Airpods Pro is almost equal.
The case and the Aripods also don't lose any of it's charge after I reset them and don't set them up to the iPhone again - so if they are "unpaired" (like fresh out of the box) they won't lose any charge.
I had this battery problem about 2 years ago with another pair of Airpods 2 and didn't find a solution for that. It's pathetic, that apple doesn't fix this until now. However.
I tried:
- Reset Airpods and delete them in the iPhone (set up as "new")
- tried a second iPhone and connect the Airpods after resetting them to this iPhone
- fully drained Airpods and Case
- use original cable and power adapter from Apple
Actually the Case has about 2 full charging cycles. I also read about prople replace there Airpods and Case with the Apple support 3 or 4 times without a final solution.
Is there another "workaround" or something a user can do in that situation?
Thanks a lot!
The new update and iOS 15 uses Find My to update the Airpods location regularly. This will draw some power while they are in the case, and the case will charge up the Airpods whenever they lose power. I guess this is why. I'd rather have the option to turn this garbage off in order to save power. 20% seems a but much. I probably lose 6% in 15 hours.
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I'm not even sure you can turn off Find My. I just got these so I haven't done much troubleshooting. But yeah, the answer I got was that the Airpods are using Bluetooth, even in the case because of this feature, and it will draw some power.
True point. But there are also people out there without any problems with the battery charge.
Of course - if there is an software bug, only the difference in an iPhone model can be a solution. So maybe an iPhone 12 with iOS 15 doesn’t have that bug but an iPhone 13 has it.
It’s hard to find out, what’s the matter here. I’m just very confused, that there are people without that problem. Some people changed their AirPods for 4 or 5 times and after that they don’t have any more problems. Others don’t…it’s weird.
Of course - if there is an software bug, only the difference in an iPhone model can be a solution. So maybe an iPhone 12 with iOS 15 doesn’t have that bug but an iPhone 13 has it.
It’s hard to find out, what’s the matter here. I’m just very confused, that there are people without that problem. Some people changed their AirPods for 4 or 5 times and after that they don’t have any more problems. Others don’t…it’s weird.
I've noticed about a 5-10% drain on the case of my new Pro's in around 12-15 hours. I've tried everything except completely draining the case and recharging to 100% but I really don't think that will solve the problem. It's either find my or a software issue. Find my works a lot better on my Pro's when compared to my Gen 1 Airpods. The location is always spot on where my 1st gens are spotty. As far as sound and comfort they are excellent. I didn't have an issue with the original Airpods as far as fit or sound but these are definitely a better experience and was worth the upgrade
I have a weird update.
Today i put my airpods in the case to reload them. After they were fully loaded at 100% the case was drain to 3%. After about an hour it was at 1%. Since that nothings gonna happen for hours now. So, the case seems to be "fully empty" at 1%. The AirPods both stay at 100%. Normally, they start drain then if the case is empty.
So the function "Find my" definitely has no impact on the battery drain.
Just don't understand, why the bug "end's up here".
Today i put my airpods in the case to reload them. After they were fully loaded at 100% the case was drain to 3%. After about an hour it was at 1%. Since that nothings gonna happen for hours now. So, the case seems to be "fully empty" at 1%. The AirPods both stay at 100%. Normally, they start drain then if the case is empty.
So the function "Find my" definitely has no impact on the battery drain.
Just don't understand, why the bug "end's up here".
There have been a lot of reports about the AirPods Max also having severe battery drain when in standby and I resolved that issue by ensuring that “automatically connect” was disabled and using “last connected” instead. That reduced the loss of battery on my AirPods Max to 1% a day and it’s the same with my Pro’s. The case loses just a few percent a week when not in use
Thanks for that „workaround“. I will check that and give a feedback after testing.
I'll give that a try, hopefully it will give me the same results you're getting.
update: got worse, overnight I lost 16% from the case not being used. I'm thinking they need to be returned for a new pair.. That's a ridiculous amount of battery drain for unused, 2 week old AirPod Pro's..
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Mine went from 100% at 10pm last night, to 86% at 8:50pm tonight. Haven't been used and haven't been on the charger. So, where's that charge going?
I too am losing about 10% a day. I'm returning these, not going to deal with the irritation or workarounds. I already have Airpods 1 and Beats Fit Pro anyway, which don't have the same problem (or at least not nearly to the same degree).
I like the sound and the comfort of the Airpods 3, so might buy again if it gets sorted out.
I like the sound and the comfort of the Airpods 3, so might buy again if it gets sorted out.
I just wanted to add that I haven't used my AirPods 3 for a few days, but I have been checking the battery level. I fully charged them Tuesday night. From Wednesday to Friday I went from 100% to 83%. But from Friday night to just now, I've gone from 83 to 82%. So after an initial big loss of charge, the case is now losing very little charge at all. Weird.
I seemed to be having the opposite problem. My Pros would NEVER drain the case or the buds themselves if they're in the case, but if you're using them in your ears, the case goes to 0% in a few hours, and you hear the 'AirPods battery is dead' tone from the buds but they keep working, but place them in the case, you get a red LED and if you take them back out they are also dead. As in they won't pair back until you charge the case first. Only with the Pros, not the Gen 2's. Never did figure it out. They refuse to pair also if you have no charge from the case if they're still in the case, even if the Pods themselves are ok. It's like the case does all the pairing work.