One AirPod not working? Here’s how to resolve

Apple's AirPods offer seamless connectivity and acoustic audio, but some users have reported issues, including a common problem: one AirPod not working. This frustrating glitch affects various AirPods models, disrupting the listening experience.

It’s quite irritating when sometimes one of your AirPods stops working for no obvious reason, then ensure that your AirPods is fully charged and here's how to fix it within a couple of minutes.

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AirPod not working? Here’s how to fix the issue

Follow these steps to fix your AirPods if any of them are not working:

1. Firstly, open Settings app on your device (iPad or iPhone).
2. Then select your AirPods name, which is mentioned beneath your Apple ID banner. Now click on Bluetooth and select the “i” icon alongside your AirPods in the list. 
3. Now scroll down to the centre of the menu, click on Forget this Device, and make sure that the AirPods are placed in their charging case and that the case is properly charged.
4. Find the small button located at the back of the case, however; in a few models, Apple has moved the capacitive button to the front of the case. 
5. Now open the lid of your charging case. 
6. Reset AirPods for Apple AirPods 4 double-click the front case and for other variants press & hold (15 sec) until lights flash.
7. Afterwards, turn off the lid once and then reopen it.
8. Press the AirPods case along with an open lid alongside your iPhone and iPad iOS to connect them.  

Hopefully, the above-mentioned steps will help you to resolve the issue but if in case, the problem remains then reset your iPhone's network settings. 

Launch Settings > Reset > Reset Network Settings.