By the way, I found out the following: If I just leave them after charging, there is no discharge. But as soon as I use them once, it starts.
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AirPods Pro 2 case battery drain very fast
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I did this yesterday morning, that is, remove the AirPods from the Find My app, and then re-pair them. I then recharged the AirPods to 100% yesterday early afternoon, and they’ve been at 100% ever since Just sitting on my desk without use. Problem fixed!
Use them once after charging and try again. Would be interesting, because I only have the discharging when I used them at least once for a few minutes.
I use mine for about 2 hours a day (music and ANC) and every week I charge them once with the case dead.
The AirPods loose about a third of the battery so they are fine, but the charging case uses a ridiculous amount of battery life to charge this 35-40% of the AirPods battery every day.
I tried removing them from find my etc a couple of weeks ago and it didn’t help. The biggest issue is not battery drain on standby, but the amount of battery the case is using to charge them.
The AirPods loose about a third of the battery so they are fine, but the charging case uses a ridiculous amount of battery life to charge this 35-40% of the AirPods battery every day.
I tried removing them from find my etc a couple of weeks ago and it didn’t help. The biggest issue is not battery drain on standby, but the amount of battery the case is using to charge them.
Yeah spot on, I usually put mine on charge when the airpods are around 80%, which, if you do the maths should only drain 4% but it's usually 10% or more each time.
Anyone can help in this.
Also I have charged my AirPod pro 2 to 100% and have not used them once in two days and still says 100%
Also you only get 6 hours out the buds at a time if you use 50% volume with ANC on and the spatial audio disabled and that should be about 16% a hour for the buds in use.. I have noticed they drain a little more if I use 60% to 70% volume and prob would last 5 hours.
I use mine about 3 hours a day and last about 5 to 6 days before I need to change the case and bids again.
Those of you who secured replacement APP2, are your issues resolved?
I got a replacement last week, I wasn’t getting insane battery drain like some people have posted about but certainly nowhere near apples estimates either.
My new pair is around about the same, 57% case after 3-4 hours usage. Pretty poor compared to my old anker buds which would easily last a month but i guess with all the updated tech and u1 chip, something has to give.
I don’t think so.
My AirPods and the case are still 100% since I charged them 2 days ago and didn’t use them at all.
The case is using double the expected amount of battery life to charge them back and it has nothing to do with find my etc.
Getting a couple of hours less than advertised is kinda acceptable. But having only 12 hours of extra battery life from the case instead of 24 is just horrible. Literally one of the the worst in the whole wireless earbud market, including $20 knockoffs.
Use them once after charging for a few minutes and then monitor the charge of your case again, please. I‘m sure that it will start to drain constantly. Would be interesting if it’s the same with your AirPods.
I just used them for a couple of minutes and dropped them back to the case.
I will let you know in a few hours of anything changes.
Agreed, I guess I was just looking at something to justify keeping this second pair. I did read the footnotes on the airpods website on how they tested the claimed 30 hours.
I might charge them up tonight and only replace them back in the case once they've fully drained to see if that makes any difference. In theory, each charge should take a 25% hit on the case.
Yep, my case is discharging too after deleting from FindMy and re-pairing, then using them as you suggested. However, the discharge rate is much slower now.... only down 5-6% over 48 hours, which is acceptable to me.
4-5% would also be perfectly fine for me. But for me it's more like 25% a day, even after repeated re-pairing.
I have now paired my AirPods with my wife's iPhone, used them briefly and then put them aside. Result: The case has not lost 1% charge even after several hours! I just do not understand this. By the way, I observed exactly the same behavior with my AirPods 3 and I'm sure it wasn't always like this!
I have now paired my AirPods with my wife's iPhone, used them briefly and then put them aside. Result: The case has not lost 1% charge even after several hours! I just do not understand this. By the way, I observed exactly the same behavior with my AirPods 3 and I'm sure it wasn't always like this!
Well, since my last post the case was still 100% (until 15 minutes ago).
I used my AirPods for 2H20M and put them back in the case with 64% battery left, which is great as usual.
Since the case supposedly gives us 24H (4 charges) it should use 8-9% of the battery to charge them back to 100%.
Well, in 15 minutes they reached 80% (and probably stopped?) and the case has 93% battery left. That’s exactly double compared to what it should need to charge 16% on the AirPods..
I used my AirPods for 2H20M and put them back in the case with 64% battery left, which is great as usual.
Since the case supposedly gives us 24H (4 charges) it should use 8-9% of the battery to charge them back to 100%.
Well, in 15 minutes they reached 80% (and probably stopped?) and the case has 93% battery left. That’s exactly double compared to what it should need to charge 16% on the AirPods..
I bought my APP2 from BB and had 12 minutes to stop there on my way to another appointment.
A regular BB guy said the way to test the battery in the case is to remove the earbuds and leave the case out all night then check the score in the morning.
Does that make sense?
A regular BB guy said the way to test the battery in the case is to remove the earbuds and leave the case out all night then check the score in the morning.
Does that make sense?
Nope. My AirPods were draining prematurely. I did what was suggested and after sitting idle for three days, my AirPods and the case are all still at 100%.
My left Airpods Pro 2 battery is draining much faster than the right one. I left them out of the box over the day and the right stays at 100% battery after 7h while the left is at only 55%. I did not use them during these 7 hours. Any idea? Same is, when I use them. The left one always drains faster. AirPods are using the current firmware. iOS is up to date.
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Ok, what I wanted to say: it will start draining again if you use them once after charging.
It’s the same here: There is completely no loss for days. But if I use them just for one minute and lay them away, the battery will lose 25% a day…