Call announcing voice is very low and can barely hear who’s calling thru the AirPod Pro 2

I found that by swiping up on the airpod when Siri is making the announcement turns up the volume. You have to do it at the right time though so I had someone call me a few times to get it right.

https://support.apple.com/guide/airpods/use-controls-and-gestures-with-your-airpods-devb2c431317/web

Note: the instructions I followed specified using a cord to charge the case.

Fixed! today I saw how to update firmware on AirPods. Put the AirPods in the case and plug the case into a charger. Keep your phone near the charger. Give it about 30 minutes and supposedly the firmware updates. I did this a few minutes ago and now when I have an incoming call my AirPods Pro 2 announce it at an audible level. This seems to have fixed the problem. Fingers crossed that it stays fixed.

When calling Apple support, it is a mixed bag, depending on to whom you get to speak. If you are not having much success then hang up and call back. Also, the internet has more information than Apple support does, or is wiling to divulge, the tricky part is finding it. Before continuing, please note that, Headphone Accommodations may have an effect on the volume while using headphones. Currently, the iPhone appears to have 5 different categories of volume: Ringtone & Alerts, Media, Siri, Phone Headset, Phone Speaker. These can be confusing because, on the surface, there appears to be some overlap. To clear this up, a breakdown follows:

Ringtone & Alerts: Controls the volume of: Phone ringer, Alarm sounds, and Alerts, including any notifications/alerts made by Siri. The control for this is in: Settings>Sound & Haptics, also, available in the Control Center, but only when these sounds are actively being played (The icon displayed in the bottom of the control when active varies between the Speaker & Phone Handset depending on the Alert/Notification type.).

Media: Controls the volume of Media, such as music, movies, etc. The control for this is in the Control Center, as the default, i.e. when silent and also when media is being played (The Speaker icon is displayed in the bottom of the control, but is not exclusive to this control.).

Siri: Controls the volume of Siri, exclusive of the aforementioned, Siri announced Notifications/Alerts. The control for this is ephemeral, i.e. only appears while Siri is active and is in the Control Center (The Speaker icon is displayed in the bottom of the control when active, but is not exclusive to this control. This control can only be used when Siri is speaking but inactive, i.e. when speaking via a Shortcut command, otherwise one must use the physical volume buttons on the phone to change the volume, while she is speaking.).

Phone Headset: Controls the volume when using the Phone against your ear or with earbuds/headphones during a call. (The Phone Handset icon is displayed in the bottom of the control when active, but is not exclusive to this control.).

Phone Speaker: Controls the volume when using the Speaker Phone option during a call. (The Phone Handset icon is displayed in the bottom of the control when active, but is not exclusive to this control.).

The volume may be controlled via the volume buttons on the phone as well, but only during the same conditions that they are also available in the Control Center. Some exception: During Siri Notifications/Alerts, where they cancel the alert instead. If you have allow buttons to control Ringtones & Alerts disabled.

Conclusion: Change the volume for Ringtone & Alerts to control the volume of Siri Notifications.

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Fixed! today I saw how to update firmware on AirPods. Put the AirPods in the case and plug the case into a charger. Keep your phone near the charger. Give it about 30 minutes and supposedly the firmware updates. I did this a few minutes ago and now when I have an incoming call my AirPods Pro 2 announce it at an audible level. This seems to have fixed the problem. Fingers crossed that it stays fixed.

 I think I’ve figured out the problem. If your incoming calls are low or barely audible by Siri , try this. Go into your settings for the AirPod Pro 2’s. Go to “Headphone Accommodations “ . Then turn OFF  Headphone Accommodations. 

I did this and my incoming call notification 📣 is working fine. Give it a try and let me know 

 I think I’ve figured out the problem. If your incoming calls are low or barely audible by Siri , try this. Go into your settings for the AirPod Pro 2’s. Go to “Headphone Accommodations “ . Then turn OFF  Headphone Accommodations. 

I did this and my incoming call notification 📣 is working fine. Give it a try and let me know 

it may not have been clear in my first post, but the instructions I followed specified using a cord to plug the AirPods case into a charger, leave the phone nearby for approximately 30 minutes or so. That fixed it for me!

Turning off “Headphone Accommodations” (Accessibility > Audio & Visual) and then restarting the iPhone seems to do the trick.

Unfortunately, I updated to iOS 18.3 and incoming call notification on my AirPod Pro 2 has reverted to inaudible.

Under 18.2, I had fixed it by charging the AirPods in their case via a charging cable while near my iPhone for about 30 mins to an hour. That updated the firmware for the AirPods and the volume for call notifications was perfectly clear. However, that was undone after updating to 18.3.

I have raised the volume on all available settings (media, ringtones, ringer, etc.) and nothing seems to increase the volume of incoming call notifications.

Try Turning off Headphone Accommodations in Accessibility settings. Issue will be resolved

Ok , go back to Headphone Accommodations. Under that heading you will see a section that says , Custom Audio Setup. Go into that section and turn things up to make the calls louder. 

FYI All, call the Apple support and voice your discouragement, complaint, that the fact that the “call announcement” feature is not working. Call them. This way they can log down how many phone calls they get for this software program bug that they need to fix. I’ve been calling every day since Tuesday four days ago.

Everyone has to call Apple tech support to voice the problem to them so they can gather enough calls to make it top priority to fix.

CALL THEM

CALL TECH SUPPORT

They will eventually create software fix

I don’t know 🤷🏽‍♂️ if you have tried this, but plug the AirPod case to the charger, ( Don’t use magnetic charger). Plug them up and your iPhone, let them charge next to each other. This will update the Firmware . Right now 7B21 is the latest Firmware Update.

The main thing we can all do is call Apple 🍎Support. Call & call again. We have to make as much noise as possible. This way , we inform Apple that it’s a problem and they can fix it.