How to fix AirPods Pro 3 noise issues?

Same issue here. I’m also returning mine and keeping the 2nd Gen. :(

I have set up another appointment with Apple. Will see what they will do. M

I’ve had 2 brand new pairs the new ones are squealing/feeding back too. Awful

Same issue here. New firmware was released today by Apple, 8B25, and the issue still persists.

How was the music sounding with a wax blocked left ear?

Please Mention the model number of replaced unit

I also waited for the release of 8B25 but alas, my issue persists.

Question for your new good working airpods; in all settings but ‘off’ , do they produce a tiny bit ‘white noise’?

i can’t tell how robotic sounds like. You mean distorted? What source do you use? Also robotic at low volumes? Are you on latest firmware?

@stefromcolorado springs : if the single “no” was an answer to a question of mine, what was the question? These threads are all over the place and hard to follow up, especially if it’s just one word.

Does it also squeal with eartips off? Just as test. I took my tips off when it squealed, but it back and that a couple of times. Like it made it more supple. No more squealing . I think mic/speaker do a feedback-loop depending on sounds/frequenties played/received. The eartips seem to play a role in that.

this week i used them a lot in different scenarios, no more squealing. White noise still there tho, but might be the mic picking up bloodflow (i have pe “go silent when conversation start” on (gespreksdetectie in dutch) and siri on .so the mic is always listening. Switched off hrm , as i dont used it yet. That mic causes the white noise. But in my case hardly noticeable, but as your brain is aware, there’s no way around it not hearing it. The difference with “off” is huge.

apple sound be able to do a firmware update to solve this. Also the squealing.

We’re now two months out and there have been no resolutions. A couple firmware updates with no improvement. Mac Geniuses offering replacements with no improvement.

more and more articles including from macrumors, Tom’s hardware, tech radar, BGR) (excluding the “bloodgate” posts which relate to the HR sensor issues)

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/10/29/airpods-pro-3-static-complaints/

https://www.tomsguide.com/audio/airpods/some-airpods-pro-3-users-are-reporting-irritating-static-sound-in-their-buds-how-about-you

https://www.techradar.com/televisions/some-airpods-pro-3-users-have-a-distracting-static-problem-are-you-affected

https://www.bgr.com/2030924/airpods-pro-3-users-report-whistling-noise-despite-firmware-update/

Simba__ wrote:

I (possibly) found a solution/explanation!

I’ve experienced this exact issue as well immediately after buying my new AirPods Pro 3, and after doing a lot of testing, I found something that (at least for me) completely solves the issue temporarily and pretty much confirms this is a software issue. I discovered it completely by accident.

Here’s what I tried:

In the AirPods settings on the iPhone, I ran the Hearing Test (Settings ➝ Your AirPods ➝ Hearing Test). You need to be wearing your AirPods to do this.

When you start the test, the AirPods automatically turn off noise cancellation.

If you had ANC enabled before starting the test, it normally turns back on once you finish or cancel the test.

However, you can’t cancel the test right away, you have to continue until you reach the part where it asks you to “tap when you hear a tone”.

Once you reach the “tap when you hear a tone” part, you can cancel the test. As soon as the test stops, ANC automatically turns back on, but this time the static/hissing noise is completely gone.

The catch:

If I change the AirPods mode (ANC ➝ Transparency/Off ➝ back to ANC), the static/hissing immediately returns. Running the Hearing Aid Test again removes the hissing again until the next mode switch.

So right now, running that test seems to act as a temporary workaround that removes the white noise until ANC gets cycled.

I’d be really interested to know if anyone else can reproduce this, because it strongly points to a software bug rather than a hardware issue.

I noticed this some time ago

DonDzonson wrote:

I tried without eartips, it seems a bit less noise, but still hear it.

In my airpods I hear this noise in every mode contact, adaptive and noise reduction. It only disappears at the moment when I'm starting hearing test, after theese questions aboiut age, and health the noise disappears

but in my the noise appears after test, and this happens regardless of the mode, albo on ANC off. But if there is the way when this noise disappears, so this is probably the issue that can be solved by hardware