Airpods Pro (first gen) will not connect to iPhone running on iOS 18 Beta 2

So I just got some airpods pro, and they wont connect to my phon. Im wondering if it is because of my phone running iOS 18, and i would like advice on how to fix this. (my phone is running smoothly with no noticeable issues, also my primary device)

Have they ever connected to your phone? Did you see the connection dialog appear? Have you read the instructions in the AirPods Pro packaging that show you how to start pairing?

i’m having the same problem. I didn’t try to use them until I’d already updated everything to 18.1, and when they wouldn’t connect, I followed the advice to forget them and try and re-pair them. Now I receive a message that Apple can’t verify them and I’m having to add them to each device individually. They are my backups to my pro 2s, which are working just fine. Any ideas?

Airpods Pro (first gen) will not connect to iPhone running on iOS 18 Beta 2
 
 
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