Left AirPod not charging and cannot reconnect

I've had my Airpods for about a year or so and the left one is now not charging. I've tried cleaning both the scensor on the Airpod itself and the little prongs in the case. their have worked so far. I tried disconnecting them from my phone and now they wont recconect due to the left one not charging. Any advice would be very helpful!!

iPhone 16, iOS 26

Posted on Dec 10, 2025 11:34 AM

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Posted on Dec 10, 2025 10:01 PM

A left AirPod that won’t charge or reconnect usually has either dirty charging contacts, a battery drained too low to register. Clean the contacts, “jump-start” charge the left pod for 30 minutes, and perform a full case reset.

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Left AirPod not charging and cannot reconnect

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