Think your AirPods sound better with your iPhone? It's not in your head.

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Think your AirPods sound better with your iPhone? It’s not in your head.

Listened to Umbrella on my way to work. Switched from iPhone to Mac.

Suddenly, it sounded like a tin can.

Checked my settings.
🎵 Spotify? Highest quality.
📱 Tried my iPhone again? Yep, way better.
🔄 Switched back & forth a dozen times to confirm.

Curious (and mildly furious), I went down a Reddit Rabbit Hole™…

Turns out, it happens when your AirPods are BOTH the speaker and the mic.

Your connection can’t handle the bandwidth, so it downgrades to low-quality audio. 🤯

Here’s the fix:
1️⃣ Go to System Settings >> Sound.
2️⃣ Change “sound input” to your Mac’s built-in mic.

Boom. High-res audio restored.

Feels like realizing I’ve worn my underwear backwards my whole life.

What’s a dumb little hack that saved you way more frustration than it should have?