VoiceOver sounds in mono while wearing AirPods Max

By sethgamer, 22 October, 2024

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iOS and iPadOS

Hello. So, today I updated to iOS 18.0.1. When I put on my AirPods, my voiceover sounds are in mono. I know for a fact, that’s when not wearing my AirPods, my phone has them in stereo. I don’t know what could be causing this, and I can’t find a fix for this. I tried resetting my AirPods, restarting my phone, and pairing them again. This did not fix the issue. Any help would be appreciated.

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By Ollie on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 - 22:43

Does voiceover on iPhone have positional audio then? I'd not noticed...

Assuming you are getting music in stereo?

By sethgamer on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 - 22:43

The sounds for scrolling backward and wrapping back forward play fine when previewing them in settings while wearing my AirPods. But, when actually using VoiceOver, everything is broken it sounds like I’m on a call where all of the voiceover sounds are mono. The voiceover voice itself is perfect quality. Just the sounds are messed up. Not sure why this is happening.

By sethgamer on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 - 22:43

I fixed it. Turns out it was something with the sound channels. New feature I didn’t realize was a thing.

By Ollie on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 - 22:43

Horray!