AirPods Pro 2 stuttering during GPS outdoor activity Fenix 8

Went for a run yesterday with my new 43mm fenix 8. I’m using Spotify for my music and AirPods Pro 2 for my headphones. Within minutes the audio starts to sound choppy and staticky, but resolves temporarily when I press the play/pause button. The audio will again start to sound staticky within minutes, or even in one instance I lost audio completely in the right headphone. It will resolve again when I press play/pause. I had to do this over and over again to make it through a run.

I tested the headphones again indoors last night with the watch and I could not recreate the issue. I then went outside and walked (without activity tracking on) and the issue didn’t start. Once I started a walking activity, again within minutes the audio gets choppy again.

I’ve seen numerous posts now regarding this same issue but with different garmin watches, but I haven’t seen any conclusive solution to this issue. What’s the fix for this? I’ve never had any issues with my AirPods on any other device. I’ll be returning the watch ASAP if the issue persists.

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0 Skordilovich 8 months ago

Known problem from fenix 6. If they don't upgrade hardware all those problems still remains. My tactix even enduro do the same.

0 2732878 8 months ago in reply to Skordilovich

Wow, very disappointing. You would think there are a large amount of Garmin watch users that also use Airpods pro. Shocking that Garmin wouldn't try to improve upon this issue with new watch releases.

0 Skordilovich 8 months ago in reply to 2732878

They fix nothing. they ignore even the beta reports.

0 FlowState 8 months ago in reply to Skordilovich

That's Garmin for ya. They ignore bugs and feature requests for years.

Gotta love the Garmin forum experience tho, where if you criticize Garmin or even fill out bug reports (as I do), one group of ppl downvotes you, but if you share your experience about Garmin (even in a way that's still criticizing Garmin), another group of ppl with downvote you.

All I can say is I've found endless bugs with Garmin, especially for new devices on release, filled out endless bug reports (some of which have been downvoted for no reason, even though there's a dozen upvotes), and went back and forth with Garmin support day to report day 1 bugs. It's like we're unpaid beta testers.

Next time I won't bother sharing my personal experience with Garmin devices tho. It's pointless to post anything which doesn't align 100% with one part of the hive mind or another.

0 Skordilovich 8 months ago in reply to FlowState

You waste your time here believe me. me2.

0 FlowState 8 months ago in reply to Skordilovich

Yeah, that's why I stopped posting about bugs for a long time (until now), bc I became extremely disillusioned. It's actually very easy to find bugs in Garmin devices. All you have to do is scratch the surface and actually use some of the features.

This kind of issue is something that bloggers, reviewers and influencers will never mention, even if it persists for years across multiple generations of devices.

0 Skordilovich 8 months ago in reply to FlowState

Yeah i'm on the same boat. I stop to bother waste my time with this. I work many hours in my job otherwise i make a youtube channel with real reviews and not a show from all those youtubers who don't have knowledge how electonics works like me. Anyway.

0 Orcawealth 8 months ago

i experience the exact same issue with pro 2s you have to constantly start and stop the music to get to reconnect. you would think after constant issues over years they would correct this. its sad I have to wear another device on my other wrist to play music.

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0 NYanakiev7 8 months ago

Same here. Hopefully a matter of tweaking the Bluetooth software, didn’t have this issue with my Epix Gen 2 Pro.