AirPods Pro 2 - Head Gestures Issue

[Smartish Home]

I recently got AirPods Pro 2 with MagSafe Charging Case (USB-C) and updated to iOS 18 on my iPhone 14 Pro. The AirPods Pro 2 do not work with the new Head Gestures. When I turn on Head Gestures and then click "Try Head Gestures..." I am able to nod my head up and down and my phone gives me a green check and lets me continue. My side to side head movement is not recognized and I just have to cancel out once I'm tired of shaking my head over and over to no avail.

Is anyone else experiencing this issue?

I reset the AirPods Pro 2 and then paired them again with my iphone but side to side head movement still isn't recognized in Head Gestures.

 

[Mackilroy]

Not me. Worked first time for both.

 

[karinatwork]

I do. For me, nothing works. In the "Try Out" dialogue, it just says greyed out. I literally nodded my head so much it felt like I'm getting a headache, but no dice. I'll try hard resetting them.

 

[Treborray]

I keep forgetting to use it until its too late

 

[pr1nce]

Both gestures worked fine for me.

 

[Mcqueen14]

I recently got AirPods Pro 2 with MagSafe Charging Case (USB-C) and updated to iOS 18 on my iPhone 14 Pro. The AirPods Pro 2 do not work with the new Head Gestures. When I turn on Head Gestures and then click "Try Head Gestures..." I am able to nod my head up and down and my phone gives me a green check and lets me continue. My side to side head movement is not recognized and I just have to cancel out once I'm tired of shaking my head over and over to no avail.

Is anyone else experiencing this issue?

I reset the AirPods Pro 2 and then paired them again with my iphone but side to side head movement still isn't recognized in Head Gestures.

Go to Settings -> Go to siri and toggle on “Allow siri when locked” and turn on announce calls and notifications ! Hope it works.

 

[SunnyFL]

Mine would do anything either. I found out the were connected to my iPad as well at the same time. Once I turn it off Bluetooth on the iPad they started working with the test option on the phone.