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Have you recently purchased or been given a new pair of AirPods or AirPods Pro? Welcome to the world of true wireless earphones. Although setting up AirPods is simple, here’s how to customize and maximize your AirPods or AirPods Pro.
How to Pair Your AirPods or AirPods Pro to iPhone and iPad
- It’s as easy as it gets to pair your new headphones. Hold your AirPods near your unlocked iPhone or iPad and flick the case open after they’ve been unboxed.
- Then, on the back of the AirPods case, press and hold the “Setup” button. Your iPhone or iPad will display a connection promptly in a few seconds.
- If the pairing mode prompt does not appear automatically, press and holds the physical button on the case’s back for several seconds.
- All that’s left to do now is tap the “Connect” button.
- If you have the second-generation AirPods or the AirPods Pro, you’ll get a prompt asking if you want to enable the Hey Siri feature or have Siri read messages to you aloud.
- Your AirPods will be connected and paired once you tap the “Done” button. In addition, the battery life information should now appear in the pop-up message.
Your AirPods will be automatically connected with all of your Apple devices if you’re signed in to iCloud (including iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch).
How to Know Your AirPods or AirPods Pro Charge Status
You’ll notice a status light in between the two AirPods when you open your AirPods case. The status light for the AirPods Pro and AirPods Wireless Charging Case is located on the front of the case. To check the status of a topic, tap on it.
This light informs you about the status of your AirPods or AirPods Pro. This is what everything means:
- Amber light (with AirPods attached): AirPods are charging.
- Amber light (without AirPods): AirPods case has less than a full charge left.
- There is no light: Your AirPods have run out of juice and must be recharged.
- Flashing white light: AirPods are ready to connect when the white light flashes.
- Flashing amber light: It indicates that a pairing error has occurred, and the AirPods may need to be reset.
How to Customize Your AirPods or AirPods Pro
- It’s time to customize your AirPods after you’ve paired, connected, and started using them. Go to Settings > Bluetooth on your iPhone or iPad and tap the “i” button next to your AirPods.
- To rename your AirPods, first tap the “Name” option.
- Tap the “Done” button on the keyboard after typing in the new name. Then, to return to the AirPods menu, press the “Back” button.
- Let’s personalize the AirPods’ double-tap gesture next. While the default option brings up Siri, you can replace it with actions like Play/Pause, Next Track, and Previous Track, or turn it off entirely.
- Select a new action from the menu by tapping the “Left” or “Right” option.
You’ll have a different set of options if you’re using AirPods Pro. For example, there is no ear-tap feature on the AirPods Pro. Instead, you activate an action by squeezing the AirPod’s stem.
- To customize it, go to the “Press And Hold AirPods” section and select “Left” or “Right.”
- You can select Noise Cancellation, Transparency mode, or turn the feature off entirely from here.
- If you don’t like how AirPods stop playing music when you take them out of your ear, you can turn off the feature by tapping on the toggle next to “Automatic Ear Detection.”
How to Pair AirPods or AirPods Pro with Mac
If you’ve already paired your AirPods or AirPods Pro with your iPhone or iPad, they’ll sync with your Mac (as long as you’re using the same iCloud account on all devices).
- To connect to previously paired AirPods, open the Bluetooth menu, select your AirPods, and click the “Connect” option.
- You can also connect AirPods to your Mac directly. Go to System Preferences > Bluetooth to do so. Make sure Bluetooth is turned on, then press and hold the “Setup” button on your AirPods charging case for a few seconds.
- Your AirPods will appear in the Devices list after a few seconds. Select “Connect” from the drop-down menu.
From the Bluetooth menu, you can now connect or disconnect your AirPods.
How to Use AirPods or AirPods Pro with Apple Watch
If you pair your AirPods with your iPhone, they’ll automatically pair with your Apple Watch.
- To use AirPods or AirPods Pro with your Apple Watch directly, go to the Control Center on your watch, tap the “AirPlay” button, and select your AirPods.
- You can also use the Settings app to bypass your iPhone and directly pair your AirPods with your Apple Watch.
How to Find Lost AirPods or AirPods Pro
Apple’s Find My AirPods feature is now directly integrated into the iPhone’s new Find My app. You can use the Find My iPhone feature to track your lost AirPods if you’re already using it (from the Find My app or the iCloud website).
- Open the “Find My” app and select your AirPods or AirPods Pro to locate them.
- You can see the last location where they were linked from here. A green dot indicates that your AirPods are connected. A grey dot indicates that they are unavailable. Either the battery has died, or they are out of range.
- You can play a sound to look for the AirPods if you see a green dot. If the last location is visible, tap the “Directions” button to get directions there.
How to Manually Connect to AirPods or AirPods Pro on iPhone or iPad
AirPods are supposed to work mysteriously.
They automatically pair with your iPhone or iPad once you put them in your ear (whichever is your most recently used device).
However, there are times when it simply does not work. For example, you can use the Control Center when your AirPods or AirPods Pro are already in your ears, and the case is back in your pocket.
- From the Now Playing control, tap the “AirPlay” shortcut.
- To switch to your AirPods, select them from this menu.
- You can do this anywhere in the operating system’s AirPlay menu, such as the lock screen widget or the Music app.
How to Check AirPods or AirPods Pro Battery Life
There are a few ways to check the battery life of your AirPods from your Apple devices.
Bringing up Siri and asking the virtual assistant something like “AirPods battery?” and having it read out to you is the simplest way.
- On iPhone and iPad, you can also add the Batteries widget to the Today View. Scroll to the bottom of the list in the Today View (swipe past the left-most Home screen) and tap the “Edit” button.
- To enable the widget, tap the “+” button next to the “Batteries” option.
- If necessary, rearrange the widgets before tapping the “Done” button.
When your AirPods are connected to your iPhone or iPad, you can now see their battery life.
How to Use Two AirPods or AirPods Pro at Once
You can use two sets of AirPods or AirPods Pro with your iPhone or iPad at the same time if you’re running iOS 13 or iPadOS 13 or higher.
There are two options for accomplishing this. The first method is straightforward. All you have to do now is connect the second set of AirPods to your iPhone or iPad using the same way as before.
- You can then start playback for both devices by selecting the second pair of AirPods from the AirPlay menu (found in Control Center).
- You don’t have to pair the second set of AirPods with the second option. Instead, you can send audio to a friend’s AirPods via their iPhone or iPad using the new Audio Sharing feature in iOS 13.1 and iPadOS 13.1.
- To do so, go to the AirPlay menu in the Control Center (or in the media app you’re using) and select “Share Audio.”
- Bring the other iPhone or iPad close to your device now (with the AirPods connected to them). Then, tap the “Share Audio” button when you see their device.
- After connecting the device, tap the “checkmark” next to it to play audio on both devices.
How to Update AirPods or AirPods Pro Firmware
To update the firmware on your AirPods, first, connect them to a power source and then pair them with your iPhone or iPad. Any firmware updates will be downloaded and installed in the background as long as your device is nearby.
- Regrettably, this process has no interface or confirmation. Check to see if your AirPods are running the most recent firmware. However, you must first check online for the most recent firmware version.
- Then select your AirPods under Settings > General > About. Take note of the firmware version to ensure you have the most recent version.
When you start using your AirPods regularly, you’ll notice that they quickly become dirty.
Conclusion
I hope you found this information helpful. Please fill out the form below if you have any questions or comments.
User Questions:
- Are AirPods capable of switching between devices automatically?
Your AirPods will automatically connect to whatever device you’re using to listen to music (you must be signed in with the same Apple ID). So if you’re listening to music on your iPad, for example, you can switch devices by playing music, a podcast, or other audio on your iPhone.
- Why aren’t both of my AirPods working simultaneously?
Allow 30 seconds for both AirPods to charge in your charging case. Next, place your iPhone or iPad near the charging case and open it. Make sure each AirPod is charging by checking the charge status on your iPhone or iPad. Reset your AirPods if one of them is still not working.
- Can AirPods be used with more than one device?
AirPods work with a variety of devices, including the iPhone, iPad, and Mac computers. Mine is compatible with the iPhone, MacBook Pro, iMac, iPad Pro, and Apple Watch. On whatever device you want to use it with, select “AirPods.”
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