I am certain it’s the TV. I have no problem getting the AirPods Pro’s Gen2 to connect with the Samsung TV. If I watch something on cable (using the Xfinity remote to fast forward) the AirPods stay connected just fine. But if I stream anything via the TV itself, if I use the Samsung remote to fast forward, pause, or change apps, the AirPods lose sound. The TV shows that they’re still connected, but there’s no sound until I do one of the following:
- Put the AirPods back in their case, close the case, wait about 20 seconds, open the case, and put the AirPods back in my ears (at which point the TV displays a message asking if I want to reconnect to the AirPods), or
- On the TV (which still says it’s connected to the AirPods), change the sound output to something else and then change it back to the AirPods.
Either of these methods work. Both are frustrating and should be unnecessary.
BTW. If I simply watch whatever I’m streaming and never touch the Damsung remote, the AirPods remain connected and working. It’s only when I use the Samsung remote to do anything to alter what’s streaming.