AirPods have always received mixed reviews, whether it’s the first generation or the Pro series. The wireless earbuds are certainly convenient, but their constant charging needs and connectivity issues seem to be a downside for some. At times, Apple AirPods have been known to have connection issues with iOS devices or simply refuse to turn on.

These are all well-documented issues that have been resolved by the community in various ways. If you’ve been experiencing issues with your AirPods, here are some common solutions you can try.

It depends on the issue you’re currently experiencing with your AirPods. Are you unable to hear audio? Are your AirPods refusing to pair? Is one AirPod refusing to charge? We’ve covered solutions for each of these scenarios, and you can work through them one by one depending on the issue you’re currently experiencing. Follow the steps below to get started

Before you start with any of the solutions or tweak your settings, we recommend that you hard reboot your device first. This helps restart background services, clear Bluetooth cache, and reboot your Bluetooth itself, which should help fix background conflicts and bugs in the process.