Airpod Pro Left Earbud Not Connecting to Charging Case

i had the same problem. take a toothpick, stick the thicker end of it in your case and press on the magnetic bars slightly until they move. do that to both sides and it should be working soon.

I had this problem too, I cleaned inside the port with some twisted up tissue paper, I cleaned the small copper plates at the bottom and then inserted the AirPod back inside, problem solved!

As I’m not within the 1 year warranty and all stores are closed in my area due to the pandemic, I tried rubbing a bit of nail polish remover on the contacts (found this on another site). I’m only 5 minutes in, but it seems to be charging again.

I had this issue too, though I’ve had my AirPods for longer at this point. My own diagnosis was that the metal contact inside the case (at the bottom where the stems go into the case) had corroded after years of use, so the AirPod wasn’t making solid contact to be able to charge consistently.

I came up with some hacks worked for a short period of time (e.g., cleaning the port, like the previous poster mentioned, wrapping tie AirPod stem in foil to increase the electrically conductive surface area in hopes that a different part of the metal contact would connect) , but the only long-term solution I could find was to buy a replacement charging case.

well, this may be a little late but I had a similar problem on my right side AirPods (AirPods Pro 1Gen). In my case, in addition to not being charged, they do not disconnect from my phone when I put them in the case and close the cover (I guess it disconnects when it detects it is being charged). I literally hear the sound playing inside the case.

Anyways what I did was I Chewed on the tip of a toothpick to make it soft and look like a little brush. Then I used that to clean the metal part inside the case with as little force as possible. I also wipe the metal parts on the AirPod itself and voila, now it is charging properly and disconnects when I close the cover.

I do this regularly now because dirt is a part of our lives 😉

Hope this helps. Cheers!

My Airpod Pros haven't charged in over a year (well, sometimes they work, most of the time they wouldn't...when Apple store took it in they were conveniently charging fine.) Out of warranty, I was about to toss them but then did one last internet search and came across this thread.

A narrow screw, a strong pair of glasses and 5 minutes later my left pod is charging again! It's the contacts, they needed pulled out a bit (not dirty at all.)

Thank you!

Had an issue with left pod on AirPods Pro, though that it was broken. Afterwards, I have tried to pair a left pod from another AirPods Pro with my old case — the new left pod was working fine with the old right one. Then I have switched again old left pod with new left pod and the old one was working again.