FIX AirPods Microphone Not Working! (2023)..HOW TO CLEAN AIRPODS MIC!

[@austenczapla8630]

Worked instantly for me. People were having a hard time hearing me over phone calls mentioning I sounded quiet and muffled. I tested this in the voice memos app and would have to speak very loud to get it to pick up my voice. It seems that no matter how clean you keep the bottom, over time that paper film behind the grill will become an issue. Thanks for the tip!

[@ceolitzinvg]

Yes, I can confirm that the piece of fabric or paper was the problem all along.

[@xspxms338]

idk wat to use to get it out

[@harolddaxton3832]

A trick : watch movies on Flixzone. Been using it for watching all kinds of movies lately.

[@abelemiliano4067]

@Harold Daxton yup, have been watching on Flixzone for months myself :D

[@ayeshasaleem2758]

@@xspxms338 tweezers or even tiny scissors tip

[@Joy_M507]

Works! I had two pair of AirPods: 1 pair that the mic stopped working after having for a year and a 2nd pair that the mic stopped working after getting water in them. All I could do with them was listen to music and watch videos. After doing this to both pairs, I can now use them to talk on the phone again. Tested it out on voice memos and the sound picks up just as it did when I first got them. Yes, this will cause minor damage to your AirPods (ex. some mesh will come out) but I’d rather deal with that than pay hundred plus dollars on a new pair. For the time being, this will do! Thank you for this video!!

[@brucedelaney9606]

Thank you so much. You are the only video that showed how to do this. That little plastic piece inside the microphone must be waterproofing. All I know is that you save me $150. Awesome 👏

[@moteey]

This worked for me. I had an issue where the microphone didn't pick up the sound when I started talking. So it worked, but with a few second delay. This looks really wrong, I was sceptic about it but went with it since I was out of ideas. Now the microphone works perfectly. Still a bit concerned about the protection, but hey... At least they'll work for a while more :D

[@scottorekan1953]

I have the same issue, but i"m pretty skeptical about this. I can't call for hey siri again, and i havee like a 2 second delay before it picks up my voice

[@dea4957]

Does it still work?

[@moteey]

@@dea4957 Still works🤞

[@hebertsoncco8525]

Hi, after removing the mesh, I no longer had the 2 second fault?

[@gangsterng1636]

It destroyed my pods

[@moneyshop16]

Sup bro I just tried this and it worked, my question is will it damage it in the long term without the protective layer? Love from 🇬🇧

[@andressanchezhevia590]

This worked for me omg. Yes, indeed you are damaging the airpod, but it didnt worked in the first place, and apple doesnt repair them. But now they work again, maybe they will do just for a while, but its a win for me. Thanks!

[@kevinuto3432]

Question once you remove the mesh is there anyway we can get something to replace that? At least to give the microphone protection, i figure that if you keep using them on regular basis stuff can go in there and make it worse?

[@AllroundStar7]

Yeah that’s my question too. Nobody can give us the answer?

[@kuwquicii6785]

I’ve been trying to fix mine for some time now. Apple was NO HELP !! This video worked perfectly.

[@ArdaTambasss]

Hello, I did the same thing you did. Aren't we going to do anything else after dismantling it?

[@samthingtodo]

My airpods was only picking up scratching sounds so I asked the repair guy. They said it could not be repaired anymore. Tried this out just in case and IT WORKED!!! hahahahahaha initially I panicked because the mesh ripped out but it's better than airpods that don't work LOL

[@maxnuccio2440]

So stoked this worked for me. I used a thick sewing needle. My girlfriend washed them and mic wasn’t working so she bought new ones. Now have a pair of working airpods!

[@lyanhernandez7541]

You can’t blame the man he never told you to do this he just showed what worked for him you decided to go ahead and try for yourself I did this and my AirPod microphone worked again thank you

[@peachyvalentine3741]

I did this and the microphone worked for me too. I definitely pulled out the film and a bit of wire mesh stuff. Don’t know how this is going to effect the mic over time but they went from not working at all to working so idc 😂

[@Daweparik]

@@peachyvalentine3741 Is it still ok? I just did this today 😅

[@ibsedd7833]

@@Daweparik what is situation there, is it stable and working fine?

[@crkst]

Yes how’s the condition?

[@JulioCesarAriasGomez]

Thanks a lot, man. In my case, I carefully used a needle; it worked perfectly. You saved me more than a couple bucks.

[@Esperuz]

deberías subir ideo mostrando bro, estoy indeciso

[@kadenk1123]

It honeslty seems weird that this was the problem but it worked and I’m super happy so thank you

[@sksig]

Worked well, thanks! And I have an idea about the reasons for the issue. The problem appeared just a few weeks ago in my case, and at the same time, I left my AirPods without their case in the steamy shower box. I'm sure no water got inside, but it looks like the steam made this small piece of fabric lose its sound-passing capability.

[@ArdaTambasss]

Hello, I removed the grille and since there is no grille anymore, will the dust inside affect the speaker?

[@ArdaTambasss]

Hello, I removed the grille and since there is no grille anymore, will the dust inside affect the speaker?

[@phuephuethant1912]

I was looking for other earbuds to buy as my airpod gen 1 microphone is not working anymore. and I found this video and now i don"t need to buy a new one anymore.. Thanks.. it worked well now.. hope it lasts longer :D

[@Jeff073]

Best video! I tried this and got it from 3% microphone volume to almost perfectly working microphone!

[@Jeff073]

Don't know if removing this protective layer is bad for the airpods but hopefully not because I just did it.

[@terriabates1530]

Worked for me. People couldn’t hear me at all out of my right air pod.

[@GurtejSingh-bz4eb]

After doing this for some time AirPods work but now they just for music again if u have solution of that plz guide ……

[@hllktty-girl77]

Quick question is it bad that you can see the white part on the bottom? Of the airpods because one of them is like that (right one) and the other one isn’t(left one) the right one sounds glitchy and muffled when I voice record but then the right one sound perfectly fine…I don’t know if they are broken

[@golftuned]

Did this but still won’t work..Only the Right one records sound but very quite...Does this affect the warranty?Mine are 10 months.Can I get a new pair for this from apple ?

[@CrossbowNYC]

I was saving up to buy new ones for months i was trying to figure out how to fix the mic and it was because the yellow circle of dirt was blocking it used tweezers now it works thank you soo much!!!

[@mgs7865]

it worked, the sound is no longer muffled. Thank you

[@yoojinsuh719]

Due to mic problem, I have checked new earbuds. But this solve issue and same 100 dollar. Thank you and it’s my first KZbin comment. It’s really helpful. 한국 분들 마이크 안되면 따라해 보세요. 거짓말 같이 됩니다.’’

[@daenerystusuyergen7134]

Thanks, resetting AirPods wasn’t enough, hard reset and restarting iPhone did it for me. My left EarPod’s mic was broken because I tried to clean the mesh long time ago. Yesterday right mic started to fail so I thought giving a try. I only removed left mic’s mesh in case it was a firmware problem

[@bilalbilalov2515]

I did everything as in the video, but it didn't affect the microphone. It works, but periodically, Voice Memos app shows that the sound appears and disappears. Has anyone encountered such a problem? What to do? Reset tried a thousand times.

[@jamesraulinaitis9324]

Worked for me - Apple has no idea how to fix this. I'm sure they would have you buy new ones. Saved myself the hassle and cost. thank you

[@SuhanovGleb]

Tried that on my pair of airpods and that's worked! That's a real moneysaver! Thanks a lot!

[@linethlubay3433]

To those who have tried resetting your phone and headset and still have a problem on your microphone when on a call. This is the perfect solution. It works perfectly. You might be worried because the protection on your mic is lost so better do it on just ONE earphone. 🤪 Lol Atleast if it will cause damage you still got the spare one. I might try remove the other peace once I am sure it no effect on the performance.

[@cherryroseeeee]

If anyone else found that this didn't work, here's a few things to try. I did them all but don't know which worked :') ~ used air pump to clear the mics ~ connected them to another device (android) and tested them (they worked) ~ forced restarted my phone and connected them Good luck :)

[@daenerystusuyergen7134]

Thanks, resetting AirPods wasn’t enough, hard reset and restarting iPhone did it for me. My left EarPod’s mic was broken because I tried to clean the mesh long time ago. Yesterday right mic started to fail so I thought giving a try. I only removed left mic’s mesh in case it was a firmware problem

[@Sahil-oy9oz]

I lost my microphone part ....i mean the end part(down closing)of airpods can i get it online?

[@thewarri0r9]

Holy mother! it worked!! you saved me lot of bucks ;) Here's a subscriber!

[@merthatipoglu]

When I removed the grill, the airpods did not work completely. When I put it in the box, it seemed to have a charge, but when I took it out, it suddenly discharged. Solution: Since you cannot fully remove the grille, it will be stuck to the sides. And this is most likely short-circuiting your airpods. After cleaning the edges, the airpod worked again. But I guess the microphone was broken because I was a bit of a novice.

[@kcn-4458]

Dude don’t do that I stop because you said that I still not gonna do it but still

[@sygclan362]

Bro thank you soooo much mines kept cutting in and out i was wondering why thanks bro god bless

[@Benjaminkirunda]

Do your mics still work?

[@sygclan362]

@@Benjaminkirunda yes

[@bmaldon1]

Not 100 percent sure but I think he removed the noise reduction pad (for wind and back ground noise) along with the mesh cover to protect it, I don’t think those are supposed to come out.

[@joshuaroney]

Yes you are NOT Supposed to do this

[@amgad4321]

no .. it is only to protect the mic from any dirt...

[@MNEAntonio]

If Apple puts cheap mesh and a thin plastic cercle and then adverise it like a revolutionary noise reduction shit then fuck them.

[@chivamarudelasrosas5774]

@@MNEAntonio link to where they advertised it like that

[@MNEAntonio]

@Anthony Oddo who said I’m mad? I’ just saying they are taking our hard earned money and then sell us products that are beautiful (can’t argue with that) but waaaay overpriced for the quality we are paying for. For example, you cant clean the microphone without ruining the mesh, and when you ruin the mesh more dust will stick there because the mesh is like glue and when you take it off then there is plastic thing that is revolutionary 😂. Its 0.000000000000001 cent worth of revolution. And by the way, it fixed the problem for a while. Im loosing the sound even after this “fix”. Heard that only 2nd gen airpods are having this type of problem.

[@SAJK0KAT]

Omg thank you! I have tried so many things before this so I thought I was going to have buy new airpods... just because of the microphones.. 😩 But this worked great! 👌 I did it only on my left side and will do this on the right side later when the left is totally done/not working at all. When both don’t work at all, theeeen I will buy new ones. 😅 So thank you for the video! 🙏❤️

[@konjboy]

Hey. Does it still works?

[@SAJK0KAT]

@@konjboy yes! 🥳

[@Epictheargonian]

It made it worse for me

[@ashishterwankar]

Was not sure if this would work, as my wife was asking me to take the pods and show them at service centre. But work like magic my left buds started working again and the issue with microphone was solved. Thank you so much

[@its_Miraculous]

I have AirPods 2nd Gen and tried this method today and it worked with my left AirPod but the right one nothing changed but at least i can use my AirPods for calls again thanks!

[@ompiz7275]

Can I just use air jet sprayer to clean it? Or strong vacuum to suck the dust?

[@sixplix4508]

I have a question (please I need answers) will remove the mesh do anything that will damage the airpod? Im trying to double check before I regret doing this, bc Google ain’t helping AT ALL what so ever

[@MYSOLUTIONSTECH]

The first thing you need to understand is that you are watching this video because your Airpod is damaged so you do not have to worry about that

[@fausto8912]

Not working for me please leave me reply why after removing it is not getting charge

[@Parmveer1]

Damnnnn!!! I broke up my right airpod now it not charging and no mic at all.

[@ralphianumayam6951]

My microphone didn’t worked and I thought I permanently damaged it so I bought the new airpods pro. After 5 months I fckin lost the left pair💀 I decided to use my old airpods gen 3 and searched a videos on how to fix it and all of those shi didn’t work. I am thankful that I found this vid and after doing it, it finally worked 😭😭❤️🙏

[@ayeshasaleem2758]

OMG!! watched so many vdos and this is exactly what was wrong. I could not believe all the gunk that came out and of course the filter is gone now but mic is working so I’ll be cleaning it regularlynow

[@zhaodong13]

thanks mate! it brings my airpod back to life!

[@marquegibson-dhcd-7478]

Just did as the video suggested and it worked!! Thanks.

[@umutfurkantemel1841]

I could not use my airpods while phone call or sending voicemessage on whatsapp and this video help me a lot. My problem is solved! Thanks

[@RokuDaGod]

Where can I get those tweezers?

[@ufukgurkans]

teşekkürler, bir çok yöntem denedim ama konuşmada karşı taraf hiç ses alamadığından şikayet ediyordu. ama şimdi mükemmel oldular. çok teşekkürler adamım. Türkçe yazmamın nedeni arkadaşlar deneyin ve yeni kulaklık masrafından kurtulun.. :)

[@emreipek6584]

Benim de ses karşı tarafa hiç gitmiyor sıfır yani bunu yapsam düzelir mi bilmiyorum bana bir şey söyler misin

[@feliperibeiromoreira6736]

My AirPods were working, but one stopped charging. What can I do? did it affect the charging system?

[@mate_san9520]

Can the microphone grill be replaced? Beacuse mine is broke. :(

[@hargunrana]

this did work for me.... but after a while i face a mic sound capture delay of 1-2 sec....if i start recording and start to count 1,2,3,4,5 it wont record 1 and 2.... any solution for this..? this happns only on right airpod

[@AM-lv7bv]

I usually don’t leave comments but this really did saved me from buying new AirPods, i wasn’t planning on buying Apple because I thought there AirPods are a joke, I was planning buying a dupe, but then I thought after seeing this video ( what the heck the mic is already not working so what if I damage them some more ) and to my surprise they are actually working now, I tried on WhatsApp voice message and my voice was so clear

[@horgenozid3869]

Proven, tested and effective. Thank you so much

[@michelledzbinski2380]

What he did in the video worked for you? Like taking everything out of that one part?

[@horgenozid3869]

Yes and yes. I did what exactly he did in the video.

[@horgenozid3869]

@@avaeloise6248 still working.

[@jayak5h]

@@horgenozid3869 are they still good?

[@manmeetsingh7075]

Thank you so much. My airpods 2 Gen started working perfectly now

[@youlosworld8909]

My airpods one mic part instrument were lost somewhere! Can i repair it in any shop?

[@joveriaayub2981]

my roght airpod was not working since 4. months. Did this and it worked thankuuu

[@tummyyummyfoods6967]

Bro but apple store can’t replace your AirPods if you put needles on Jali they said it’s damage we can’t replace what should I do now ?

[@Sudhakar.22143]

Hi sir in this process i have pouring one drop alchahol in air pods mic, from there mic was tottaly gone, how to repair it?

[@mumalchouhan6099]

are you serious ? Is this gonna work?? I am facing the issue with my year and half old airpods, people cant hear me on calls ...checked with apple services, they are like both the channels are impaired and no repaires......please suggest what to do

[@ArdaTambasss]

Hello, I removed the grille and since there is no grille anymore, will the dust inside affect the speaker?

[@user-wt1hh7nx4s]

Does this work for airpods pro

[@raselaelisara9520]

I think I’ve permanently damaged my AirPod microphone completely. Thanks to you!! Your way definitely did not work!!!

[@realkazza]

bruh rip, im so sceptical to do this xD now im not xD

[@itzjudo_]

That’s kinda your fault for not being gentle worked just fine for me

[@ewitszuhi]

I cleaned it with a tooth pick and the little net thing broke is that bad?

[@nerai999]

how can i put the water membrane thing back in them ? since this didn't work

[@fahadnadeem7605]

Do you put a whole in it ?

[@Grizzlydipper654]

What is this tool that was used

[@pbj77]

Please help. Any ideas on how to get the left one operational?

[@madhav2307]

same here same problem

[@ЭлиаКодоньо]

Thx a lot!!! It worked perfect. It was done within a minute. Great job!!!

[@asylbekadylovich9090]

Азаматсын,баракелде меникин да сеникиндей кылып ондоп алдым,рахмат сага!🤟🤝👍

[@anbu7554]

It’s working but wat about the protection

[@diegobriones3151]

Ok

[@JoseHernandez-fc9ru]

It actually worked for me my mic was like supper muffle like you had to have a big ass speaker to hear it but now it works like brand new

[@vicmaralmonte5909]

Great help problem solved. Thank you

[@ArdaTambasss]

Hello, I removed the grille and since there is no grille anymore, will the dust inside affect the speaker?

[@markeewilliams4233]

I did it but it only works when I get closer any help?

[@DemetriGaming]

Not worked for me. I removed that fabric but still no response from mic. 😔

[@mrdiver1900]

Me too

[@emreuysal9618]

Thank you so much, I can’t even say how much appreciated I’m. You make my day

[@rayomcq9145]

where can i find those clips?

[@sohaibhamza6863]

Airbuds just doesn't hear me out after I've done the same thing my brother did! What is the solution ?

[@robbiemagdaleno6259]

I started to read the comments and god scared cause they were all in between Buh it worked !!!

[@Vynner1980]

This actually worked, I don't have to buy a new one for now. Thanks a lot.

[@Amirmk99]

Does it work yet?

[@lezaza7224]

When the water-resistant membrane under the mesh gets dirty, it's impossible to clean, so this method is the best way to fix your mic if the audio sounds muffled or low.

[@scotland_drone_pilot]

beware, these are fake airpods in the video

[@lezaza7224]

@@scotland_drone_pilot stop spreading false information

[@shubhamthakur_shubi]

Thanks. It worked for me ❤️

[@DeanvB]

Does it actually work? Because I’m concerned that my microphone isn’t gonna work at all

[@finessinshoess]

Nooo it’s don’t work

[@0War.]

No it doesn’t lool it will just break the microphone completely

[@free_amv856]

Don’t

[@salvihevia4889]

Please don’t remove the protective layer. I did this and the mic stopped working after a week.

[@MYSOLUTIONSTECH]

so why did you search this video?

[@RomeroProd]

Yeah mines messed up now they dont even work anymore. Am so mad at apple because your paying alot of money for these things and to be having these problems is a no no smh 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@realkazza]

@@MYSOLUTIONSTECH bro what that don't even make sense mate wtf

[@kxyuy9330]

@@ArapovOleg u fix it yet?

[@kxyuy9330]

did u fix this yet?

[@trezythirdy3527]

I would like to know though what is thr purpose of that part you toom off.

[@marielacruz5145]

This worked! Thank you so much for posting this, I appreciate it!👍🏽

[@xotilweoverdose7736]

The mic sounded muffled but after I removed the little people like in the video it doesn't work anymore WTF dude

[@angelnegrete54]

Does the watch also have that on the microphone? I literally have to scream for people to hear me or siri to pick up my voice.

[@MYSOLUTIONSTECH]

not sure about that

[@paulinatorres0504]

Is it 100% safe to remove the mesh or will it ruin my AirPods cause I’m scared

[@Epictheargonian]

It didn’t even work for me and now it got rid of that protection….

[@mithileshtiwari5283]

dont do this.... i did the same, microphone worked properly for a month then the same problem happened again... took it to the service centre they told it's damaged. the protective layer is missing from the mic which covers warranty...

[@pawangurjar4343]

Bhai mere sath bhi yhi ho gya Physical damage bta diya unhone Service bhi nhi ki 😢

[@lannyherns]

You can tell the corrosion on the mesh. You might be able to buy a screen and put a new one on there. going to look at another video before tearing this one apart.

[@wynneug]

I tried this and my microphone still does not record anything. It just goes blank. I tested using voicememo app. Any suggestions?

[@MNEAntonio]

I have a delay sometimes and sometimes It works fine, sometimes there is minimum to no sound at all. In our case its something else.

[@yousufjamil8842]

Go to bluetooth setting, select forget this device (airpods) and then connect to your iphone again. Hopefully it will work.

[@mattiaflip85]

Worked, superb !

[@jedi7258]

hey also if i didn’t work, go through the other black layer too. That is what worked for me

[@bombfirst157]

Mines still doesn’t work. I literally didn’t do anything for the mic not to work. Wtf apple!?

[@VlonerrJayy]

Ik mine does it sometimes

[@lifewithkix2890]

Same

[@bombfirst157]

@@lifewithkix2890 hey I got mine to work. I took a mechanical pencil led and scraped out the tiny rectangle ovals. Apparently the bottom holes had nothing to do with it

[@lifewithkix2890]

bombfirst157 idk if it the mic or it’s completely broken when I open the case the left battery percentage don’t show up or anything

[@mel234]

Mines doesnt work from the day i buyed my airpods

[@watersheep9521]

i was so sceptic but IT WORKS WOWOWOWOWOOWOWOOWOWOWOOWOOWOOWOW

[@alexvallejo372]

my ear bud won’t charge but the case is clean?

[@melvintiglao4685]

Looked weird at first having those hairy dirt removed, thank bro it worked for me.

[@vhines10]

Wow 🤩 !!! It worked perfectly after I took off that protector thing.. you save my cash bro

[@lauraine662]

Is it ok if I get an update? Like do they still work?

[@vhines10]

Yup, they do work like new.

[@jedi7258]

i tried doing tha on my left ear. It worked perfectly. But on my right ear it worked for a little bit. I went to sleep and then the right one stopped working and doesnt charge. I need help.

[@madhav2307]

yes same here help please

[@stephanymae9507]

omggg this worked thank youu