Microphone on my AirPods 2 just don't work

[GizmoDVD]

No matter what I do, I can't get the Mic in my AirPods 2 (charging case) to work. Right...left... going into the settings and changing it to Automatically, or right or left and nothing.

Anyway to fix these?

 

[dsgjax]

Same problem. One day the mics just stopped working. Re-pairing, Bluetooth on/off, nothing works. Plus, they don't automatically shift between devices as they once did. I bought a 3.5 mm to lightning adapter to use ear pods. Won't buy new ones as I don't trust them now. If anyone has a fix I'd love to hear about it.

 

[one more]

If they are still under warranty, bring it up with Apple.

If no warranty - perhaps try resetting them to factory defaults?

How to reset your AirPods and AirPods Pro - Apple Support

You might need to reset your AirPods if they won't charge, or to fix a different issue.

support.apple.com

Finally, if you have an Apple Store, you could probably take it to a Genius to have a look at? Even if you have no warranty, they might have some tools/solutions?

 

[dsgjax]

Thanks for weighing in. Genius store is worth a shot. They are out of warranty and tried everything else to no avail.

 

[BulkSlash]

I had three microphones go on AirPods 2, the first a day after they were out of warranty rolleyes and a new set I bought that were only about 6 months old when they went. Thankfully Apple replaced those ones under warranty. In both cases the microphones did sort-of work but I was very faint apparently.

My theory is the microphones come unglued or something and then move so that they are’t pointing out the bottom of the stems.