is it only me or airpods on macbooks are slow

By emperor limitless, 29 October, 2025

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I thought maybe the difference is tiny, but after using macos with the airpods for a month or so and then not using it with airpods, I noticed that the responsiveness without is drasticly faster that I instantly noticed after the switch, now, with iphone, this is not the case, so I wonder if I'm the only one facing this issue, and if there are solutions? Maybe something I can toggle that will improve connectivety? Or is macos just terrible with bluetooth naturally.

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By Mert Ozer on Wednesday, October 29, 2025 - 16:38

I have the same issue. That’s why I always use my Mac with wired headphones or its internal speakers. AirPods work much better with iPhones than Macs in terms of latency.

By jim pickens on Wednesday, October 29, 2025 - 18:42

mac sits right in the middle when it comes to latency, worse than iPhone, but better than Windows and Apple Watch.