1. Check if your device supports Personalized Spatial Audio
1. Check if your device supports Personalized Spatial Audio
To set up Personalized Spatial Audio in the first place, you’ll need to have an iPhone running on iOS 16 with the TrueDepth Camera system. Once set up, you can use it on other devices like iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. Additionally, you’ll need a pair of AirPods 1st generation, AirPods 2nd generation, AirPods 3rd generation, AirPods Max, and Beats Fit Pro. Finally, you’ll need an app that supports Spatial Audio, like Apple Music, Netflix, Apple TV+, FaceTime, and others. Once you’ve all the requirements up and running, and if Personalized Spatial Audio is still not working, follow the other troubleshooting steps to fix this issue.
2. Update Your AirPods or Beats Fit Pro’s Firmware
2. Update Your AirPods or Beats Fit Pro’s Firmware
To use the latest features like Personalized Spatial Audio, your AirPods must run on the latest firmware. AirPods’ Firmware updates are automatic, and it updates in the background. You can check the latest firmware version available for your AirPods or Beats Fit Pro on the Apple Support website. Compare the latest firmware version to your AirPods firmware and see if they are on the newer version. Here’s how to check for your AirPods firmware version on your iPhone.
3. Update Your iPhone to The Latest iOS version
3. Update Your iPhone to The Latest iOS version
If you do not see the Personalized Spatial Audio on your AirPods or Beats Fit Pro, even with compatible hardware, you might need to run the correct iOS version. Check for any new updates on your iPhone. Here’s how to do it if you don’t know.
4. Toggle Bluetooth Off and On
4. Toggle Bluetooth Off and On
Since the AirPods or the Beats Fit Pro rely on a Bluetooth connection to connect with your iPhone, toggling it on and off might fix it on your device. Here’s how to turn off and turn on Bluetooth on your iPhone.
5. Reset Network Settings on your iPhone
5. Reset Network Settings on your iPhone
Bluetooth is one of many connectivity options available on an iPhone used by your AirPods to connect with your iPhone. Some issues with your iPhone’s network settings might affect Bluetooth. So it’s best to reset network settings on your iPhone. Here’s how you can do it on your iPhone.
6. Restart Your iPhone
6. Restart Your iPhone
Typically, you may experience minor bugs on your iPhone. Restarting your iPhone might fix these bugs. However, restarting your iPhone is different on iPhone with the home button and Face ID. So that you know – the following instructions will show you how to restart your iPhone.
iPhone with Face ID
iPhone with Home Button
7. Rescan Your Face and Ears for Personalized Spatial Audio
7. Rescan Your Face and Ears for Personalized Spatial Audio
While setting up Personalized Spatial Audio, it’ll need a scanning of your face and ears. However, you might have set it up when you didn’t have adequate lighting. On a second note, you might have set it up during the beta phase, which isn’t the best time, but now that iOS 16 is stable, try setting it up again. Here’s how to redo your Personalized Spatial Audio setup.
8. Reconnect Your AirPods
8. Reconnect Your AirPods
If none of the methods work for you, you should try reconnecting your AirPods to fix the issue. Here’s how you can reset your different compatible AirPods.
AirPods 3, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Pro 2
9. Contact Apple Support
9. Contact Apple Support
If everything on this list fails, your best bet is to reach the nearest Apple Support. They might take your AirPods and iPhone to diagnose and fix the issue. It’ll take around 4-5 days to get it done. On the contrary, if they can’t fix it, they’ll get you a replacement unit if it’s under warranty or Apple Care+.
Conclusion
Personalized Spatial Audio is a great way to personalize Spatial Audio for yourself. However, since it’s a software feature, a few bugs may pop up then and now. If not now, Apple will fix these bugs in its future updates. So keep updating your iPhone to the latest version to eliminate issues like these. If you have any further queries or suggestions regarding this topic, feel free to mention them in the comments below. We will try to address them as early as possible.
