Bluetooth Headphones Issue between Mac and iPhone

Irish_Tom

Irish_Tom

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I have this annoying problem between my Mac (Studio M2 Max) and iPhone (15 PM).

When my headphones are connected to both devices, hand-off doesn't work properly. I've tested this with both Bose QC35 IIs and AirPod Pro 2s.

I play something on my phone (Podcast, Audible, Spotify), then pause it.

I then start the audio again, and it says it's playing (the audio track is progressing), but there's no sound through the headphones. It’s still connected; I can play/pause the audio with the headphone controls; there's just no sound.

If I go to the Mac and start playing something (e.g., Spotify or YouTube), the audio comes out of the headphones as expected. If I then immediately pause on the Mac and start playing it again on my phone, it works through the headphones again.

If I'm not playing anything on the Mac and this happens, I have to open an app like Spotify to start playing something to 'reset it', and then it goes back to normal again for a bit.

Anyone had anything like this? The Mac and Phone are on the latest OS versions, and this has been going on for a while, so it's not due to the latest software updates.
 
I have this issue with my Sony WH-CH720N's. I have to go into the sony headphones app on my phone/tablet and manually switch the headphones to my iPad I wish to use it on as the MacMini is hogging it. This has only started happening recently so I assume Sequoia has changed the way audio works.

Essentially my headphones can have 2x BT connections at any one time but should I leave the Mac with a video window open, or even YT on my browser then it'll take over the headphones until I use the app to manually switch to the second device, which is my iPad. Total headache as it used to be seamless switching before.
 
Kainz said:
Yep, it does. This should help you switch.

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Thanks, I've given that a go, but it doesn't help much.

The only thing the app allows me to do is disconnect from my Mac, start playing on my phone and then reconnect to the Mac — but it's not the quickest app to open and then connect to the headphones. Sometimes, it's quicker to walk back to the Mac and press play/pause to reset the connection… :o

Hopefully Apple figure it out and fix it with the next software updates.
 
@Kainz, I had a thought: Do you use SoundSource?

I just read on Reddit that many SoundSource users are having similar problems to those we've experienced.

I'm going to stop SoundSource and its extensions from running at login and see whether that makes a difference.
 
I haven't got that app mate. In the end I just unregisted my Sony's from the MacMini because the MM constantly stealing the connection to the headphones was driving me up the wall. Hopefully SoundSource is your issue!
 
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I have had no issues with my AirPod Pro's switching seamlessly between my iPhone and MacBook Pro. Very frustrating for you though!
 
So after some testing…

It's still not fixed, and disabling SoundSource doesn't seem to have made any difference.

Although I have got to the bottom of one of my issues with Teams calls — I had 'Continuity Camera' enabled to use my iPhone as a webcam. Unfortunately, it also tried to use the phone as a mic every time a Teams call started, even if my camera was off. So no one could hear me, and I couldn't hear them. So, I've had to turn off the Continuity Camera unless I want my camera on.

The sooner I get a Mac Studio Display with a built-in webcam, the better. :D
 
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Irish_Tom said:
So after some testing…

It's still not fixed, and disabling SoundSource doesn't seem to have made any difference.

Although I have got to the bottom of one of my issues with Teams calls — I had 'Continuity Camera' enabled to use my iPhone as a webcam. Unfortunately, it also tried to use the phone as a mic every time a Teams call started, even if my camera was off. So no one could hear me, and I couldn't hear them. So, I've had to turn off the Continuity Camera unless I want my camera on.

The sooner I get a Mac Studio Display with a built-in webcam, the better. :D
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The Mac Studio Display is stunning!
 
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