Bug in the functionality of the iPhone 17 Pro Max and AirPods 4

Hello. My previous iPhone 16 Pro Max worked perfectly with the AirPods 4. On the iPhone 17 Pro Max, the sound in the AirPods 4 starts to distort, glitch, and make a screeching sound in games. The problem temporarily disappears if I put the headphones back in the case and take them out again. I suspect that this may be related to iOS 26.0.1 or the 8A358 version of the headphones. Please release an update with a fix. Thank you in advance!

This problem is not unique to me, and here are links to apple and reddit:

1) My AirPods 4 keep glitching and cutting o… - Apple Community

2) https://www.reddit.com/r/PUBGMobile/comments/1nnhf5m/audio_scratching_after_some_time_ios_26_airpods_4/

I also left a bug report on Product Feedback - Apple