I bought my AirPods Pro back in November 2020 or so. Lately, I thought I was having a problem with the left one. The level seems lower, it’s making some weird noises, sometimes Siri has No Idea what I’m asking for (more than usual, wise guy), Lori said she mostly heard crackling sometimes when I called, and probably some other things.
Since we’re going on a flight this weekend, I decided to splurge and get a new set of AirPods Pro 2. Wow, what a difference. And it made me realize, the first set had not been working correctly for quite a while. I had been noticing that I’d been hearing noise despite being in Noise Cancellation mode, but I thought it was because of poor fit or something like that. I thought the noises were because I was running and soaking wet with perspiration probably all over the AirPods. The new ones are giving me near silence in Noise Cancellation. All the things I mentioned above, and even weird hums when I insert the AirPod, rattling and thumping noises, are probably all because they’re not working correctly, at least the left one.
I plan to see if Apple will fix them after I get back into town. There is a Service Program so maybe it falls under that. I think I should be within the three years they mention, though I don’t know how they will tell. I have nothing to lose besides time. Also, my Apple Pencil 2 is acting weirdly as well. It doesn’t stay charged and nearly every time I use it I have to stick it to the side of my iPad to charge it and make it see it. If I leave it on the side, it doesn’t stay charged. I don’t think it was always this way. Good thing I like Apple Stores.