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Pranay Parab fixes his AirPods problems<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Plus: Your music files in Spotify and an iPhone photo backup app<\/h3>\n\n\n
April 7, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

Hey folks, I\u2019m on vacation for a couple more days, so I\u2019m turning this week\u2019s newsletter over to fellow tech journalist Pranay Parab<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve enjoyed reading Pranay\u2019s work over at Lifehacker<\/a> for several years now, and was flattered when he ended up subscribing to Advisorator himself. When he pitched me on how a few AirPods tweaks helped save his long-distance relationship, it seemed like a great fit for the newsletter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pranay also chipped in with a useful Spotify tip and a neat app recommendation, allowing me to turn this week\u2019s entire newsletter over to him. (We\u2019ll catch up on news and deals next week).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take it away, Pranay!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How I saved my AirPods Pro (and my relationship)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

By Pranay Parab<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a long-distance couple, my girlfriend and I rely heavily on our AirPods Pros to keep in touch via phone calls, FaceTime, and WhatsApp. Over the past couple of years, we’ve faced every single call quality issue that you can imagine, from call drops to tin-can audio quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For most of those issues, the AirPods themselves are to blame. While there\u2019s nothing wrong with the hardware, my partner and I often talk to each other while we’re walking outdoors in densely populated crowded cities, with strong winds, traffic noise, and environmental sounds. Our conversations are effectively a stress test for the AirPods\u2019 microphones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately for me (and our relationship), I’ve discovered a few hacks that have helped improve call quality significantly when using my AirPods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rest of Pranay\u2019s feature story is for Advisorator\u2019s paying members<\/a>. Hit the button below to get started.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

Subscribe<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

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Tip of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Add your local music collection to Spotify:<\/strong> Spotify has a little-known feature for playing your own music files<\/a>. This is great if you want to use Spotify as your primary music app, but you also have a collection of songs\u2014for instance, from ripped CDs or digital stores like Bandcamp\u2014that aren\u2019t available on streaming services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To enable this feature on Spotify for iOS and Android, open the app on your phone, and tap your profile picture. Go to Settings and privacy > Apps and devices<\/strong> and enable “Local audio files.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n