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AirPods Pro Sudden "Battery Drain" After Putting Them into the Case
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Hi,
This method continues to work consistently well for me & my APPs, happy to say. (Sorry to have been unclear.)
I'm glad to know someone else tried it, and also found success.
Hello all,
I have just bought some new AirPods Pro and have had the exact same problem as anyone else. (Listening to AirPods Pro for around 2 or more hours, battery percentage at 59% then putting them in case and closing it. Open the case around 1 min after to see the pop up and the AirPods Pro have drained to around 11% but actually being at 59% because it is a visual percentage issue with the firmware). So sadly we will just have to wait for a new firmware that will hopefully fix this issue.
also have read some temporary work arounds until it is fixed.
just trying to help out
I have just bought some new AirPods Pro and have had the exact same problem as anyone else. (Listening to AirPods Pro for around 2 or more hours, battery percentage at 59% then putting them in case and closing it. Open the case around 1 min after to see the pop up and the AirPods Pro have drained to around 11% but actually being at 59% because it is a visual percentage issue with the firmware). So sadly we will just have to wait for a new firmware that will hopefully fix this issue.
also have read some temporary work arounds until it is fixed.
just trying to help out
It’s a software bug. Don’t replace them, it won’t fix it, as many have found out.
Hello Meet Lakhani,
Same issue here. It is a read issue only, the APPs are not suddenly being drained of half their charge. (Verifiable by keeping case Open during charge. Check status in widget.)
Hoping with the others for a Firmware fix. Enjoy your set!
Best,
KM
Had my case replaced a month ago and just had the whole lot replaced and no change. Beginning to think it could be a hardware issue as it should’ve been fixed by now. They still function fine but if you want to give the pods a quick top up it messes with the readings until they are basically fully charged. It has taken away the convenience factor of AirPods slightly for me.
Hi,
I started my call when my battery was at 100%, after a call of one and a half hour airpods battery reached 55%. I put them into the case for charging. And opened the case after 2 minutes, suddenly charge was at 17%. Some software bug or a hardware issue? Attached images.
I started my call when my battery was at 100%, after a call of one and a half hour airpods battery reached 55%. I put them into the case for charging. And opened the case after 2 minutes, suddenly charge was at 17%. Some software bug or a hardware issue? Attached images.
Think it’s a software issue where if you close the case it reads the battery percentage wrong and that’s why it’s goes down so low when the battery is actually still at what it was before putting in case.
This was my experience and solution!
I purchased my Airpod Pros in March 2020. Numerous times I would use them, put them in the case while they were around 50% charged, and then take them out in the morning and find they each had 0% charge, yet the case would have plenty of charge or maybe the case was even fully charged.
I did resets, updated my iOS to the most current, made certain I had the newest Airpod firmware, etc. I was out of options.
I contacted Apple Support and told them this story. They agreed to send me a new charging case. I swapped out the charging case about 3-4 weeks ago, and as of today they now still work as they are supposed to work.
I recommend you contact Apple Support and see if they will agree to swap out your charging case. At least that is what worked for me.
I purchased my Airpod Pros in March 2020. Numerous times I would use them, put them in the case while they were around 50% charged, and then take them out in the morning and find they each had 0% charge, yet the case would have plenty of charge or maybe the case was even fully charged.
I did resets, updated my iOS to the most current, made certain I had the newest Airpod firmware, etc. I was out of options.
I contacted Apple Support and told them this story. They agreed to send me a new charging case. I swapped out the charging case about 3-4 weeks ago, and as of today they now still work as they are supposed to work.
I recommend you contact Apple Support and see if they will agree to swap out your charging case. At least that is what worked for me.
Yep. Lots of problems. I’m fairly sure there is a problem with the software / battery reporting rather than the batteries themselves. Keep going to Apple Support and perhaps they’ll stop saying “no one has ever reported this before” like they do to me.....
I bought my new APP and I observed the same problem as mentioned above in the thread, a sudden battery drop after placing the AirPods in their charging case. does anyone know weather it will effect the case battery because the case is charging the AirPods everytime from 15% to 100%, hopefully it doesn't degrade the case battery in the longer run before they fix this issue
It's not charging them from 15% to 100%. the 15% is a false reading.
Community service announcement: AirPods Pro sudden battery drain is a SOFTWARE bug 🐛
This is just to put people’s minds at ease & to not panic. So, there are at least 5 threads about the battery levels suddenly dropping on one or both AirPods. & every few days someone posts that they’re concerned something’s wrong, hardware-wise & many people attempt to return them, hoping a...
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