AirPod audio garbled

Framework Laptop 13 Linux
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My issue:

I have a pair of 2nd generation Apple AirPod Pros. They connect to my Framework via Bluetooth very quickly and consistently. But they often have garbled audio. The audio isn’t completely unintelligible but it is very choppy and sounds digitally distorted. Has anyone else experienced this?

If I restart my machine and reconnect again, that sometimes solves the issue.

Setup details

Which Linux distro are you using?

Ubuntu

Which release version?(if rolling release without a release version, skip this question)

24.04.3 LTS

Which kernel are you using?

Linux 6.17.0-14-generic

Which BIOS version are you using?

INSYDE Corp. 03.16 07/25/2025

Which Framework Laptop 13 model are you using? (AMD Ryzen™ AI 300 Series, AMD Ryzen™ 7040 Series, Intel® Core™ Ultra Series 1, 13th Gen Intel® Core™ , 12th Gen Intel® Core™, 11th Gen Intel® Core™)

Framework Laptop 13 AMD Ryzen 7040 Series

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Under Sound settings, check that you are using the “Headphones - Airpods” audio option instead of “Handsfree - Airpods”.

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Oh interesting! Yeah I think that did it. Just curious: what’s the difference between the two?

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Handsfree is for bluetooth voice calls (mono), whereas headphones is for stereo sound/music. Glad that worked for you :slightly_smiling_face:

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