Have you just bought or received a new pair of AirPods or AirPods Pro? Welcome to the life of truly wireless headphones. Setting up AirPods is pretty easy, but here we show you how to customize and get the most out of your AirPods or AirPods Pro.
How to pair your AirPods or AirPods Pro with iPhone and iPad
Pairing your new headphones is as simple as possible. After unpacking your AirPods, hold them close to your unlocked iPhone and iPad and open the case.
After, hold the button “Setting”, found on the back of the AirPods case. In a couple of seconds, you will see a connection message on your iPhone or iPad.
If the message does not appear automatically, try holding the physical button on the back of the case for several moments to enable pairing mode.
Next, you just have to touch the button “Connect”.
If you are using second generation AirPods or AirPods Pro, you will also receive a message asking if you want to enable the Hey Siri function or if you want Siri to read your messages aloud to you.
Once you touch the button “Ready”, your AirPods will connect and pair. You should now see information about the battery extension in the pop-up message.
If you are signed in to iCloud, your AirPods will automatically pair with all your Apple devices (including iPhone, iPad, Mac y Apple Watch).
How to know the charge status of your AirPods or AirPods Pro
When you open the AirPods case, you will see a status light between the two AirPods. For AirPods Pro and AirPods Wireless Charging Case, the status light is on the front of the case. Tap the case to see the status.
Simply, this light tells you what is happening with your AirPods or AirPods Pro. This is what it all represents:
Amber light (with attached AirPods): AirPods are charging.
Amber light (no AirPods attached): Less than full charge remains in the AirPods case.
Without light: Your AirPods have run out of battery and need to be charged.
Flashing white light: AirPods are ready to connect.
Flashing amber light: There is a pairing error and the AirPods may need to be reset.
How to customize your AirPods or AirPods Pro
Once you have paired, connected and started using your AirPods, it's time to customize them. On your iPhone or iPad, Head to Settings> Bluetooth and tap the button “i” next to your AirPods.
Here, first, tap option “Name” to rename your AirPods.
Enter the new name and then touch the button “Ready” found on the keyboard. Touch the button “Behind” to return to the AirPods menu.
Next, Let's customize the AirPods double tap gesture. Although the default option shows Siri, you can replace it with the Play actions / Pause, Next track, Previous track or disable it entirely.
Touch the option “Left” O “Right” and then choose a new action from the menu.
If you are using AirPods Pro, will have a different set of alternatives. The AirPods Pro does not have the function of touching the ears. Instead, you squeeze the stem of the AirPod to invoke an action.
In the section “Hold down the AirPods”, choose the option “Left” O “Right” to personalize it.
From here, you can select Noise Cancellation, Transparency mode or you can disable the feature entirely.
If you don't like the fact that AirPods automatically stop playing when you remove them from your ear, You can disable the feature by tapping the switch next to “Automatic ear detection”.
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How to pair AirPods or AirPods Pro with Mac
If you have already paired your AirPods or AirPods Pro with your iPhone or iPad, plus they will automatically link to your Mac (as long as you are using your iCloud account on all devices).
To connect to AirPods that are already paired, all you have to do is open the Bluetooth menu, choose your AirPods and then click on the option “Connect”.
You can also pair AirPods directly with your Mac. To do this, go to System Preferences> Bluetooth. Here, make sure Bluetooth is enabled and then press and hold the button “Setting” in your AirPods charging case.
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After a couple of seconds, you will see your AirPods in the Devices list. Here, just click the button “Connect”.
You can now connect or disconnect your AirPods from the Bluetooth menu.
How to use AirPods or AirPods Pro with Apple Watch
If you have paired your AirPods with your iPhone, they will also pair with your Apple Watch.
To use AirPods or AirPods Pro directly with your Apple Watch, go to the Control Center of the handheld device, touch the button “AirPlay” and choose your AirPods.
You can also bypass your iPhone and pair your AirPods directly with your Apple Watch from the Settings app..
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How to find lost AirPods or AirPods Pro
Apple's Find My AirPods tool is directly integrated into the new Find My app on the iPhone. Whenever you are using the Find My iPhone feature, you can also use it to track your lost AirPods (from the Find me application or from the iCloud website).
To find your lost AirPods or AirPods Pro, open the app “Find My” and choose your AirPods.
From here, you can see the last location where they connected. There is a green dot, means your AirPods are online. A gray dot means they are disconnected. Either they are out of range or the battery is drained.
There is a green dot, can play a sound to search for nearby AirPods. If you can see the last location, touch the button “Indications” to navigate to it.
How to manually connect to AirPods or AirPods Pro on iPhone or iPad
AirPods are supposed to work magically. You put them in your ear and they automatically pair with your iPhone or iPad (whichever is your most recently used device).
But sometimes, it just doesn't work. At times like these, when your AirPods or AirPods Pro are already in your ears and the case is back in your pocket, you can use the Control Center.
Here, touch the shortcut “AirPlay” desde el control Now Playing.
From here, choose your AirPods to change them.
You can do it from the AirPlay menu from anywhere in the operating system, like from the lock screen widget or the Music app.
How to check the battery extension of the AirPods or AirPods Pro
You can check the battery extension of your AirPods from your Apple devices in various ways.
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The easiest way is to open Siri and ask the virtual assistant something like “AirPods Battery?” and have it read to you.
Additionally you can add the Batteries widget to Today view on iPhone or iPad. From the Today view (swipe and paste the leftmost homescreen), scroll to the bottom of the list and then tap the button “Edit”.
From there, touch the button “+” next to the option “Batteries” to enable the widget.
Rearrange the widgets if you want and then tap the button “Ready”.
Now, you will be able to see the battery extension of your AirPods when they are connected to your iPhone or iPad.
How to use two AirPods or AirPods Pro at the same time
If you are running iOS 13 the iPadOS 13 and higher, you can use two sets of AirPods or AirPods Pro with your iPhone or iPad at the same time.
There are two ways to do this. The first method is pretty straightforward. All you have to do is pair the second set of AirPods with your iPhone or iPad following the same procedure as previously explained..
From there, you will be able to choose the second pair of AirPods in the AirPlay menu (found in the Control Center) to start playback on both devices.
The second option doesn't need you to pair the second set of AirPods. With the new audio sharing feature on iOS 13.1 and iPadOS 13.1, you can share the audio with a friend's AirPods via your iPhone or iPad.
To do this, go to AirPlay menu from Control Center (or from the multimedia application you are using) and tap the button “Share audio”.
Now, move the other iPhone or iPad closer to your device (with AirPods connected). Once you see your device, touch the button “Share audio”.
Once the device is connected, touch the “check mark” next to it to start playing audio on both devices.
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How to update AirPods or AirPods Pro firmware
To update the AirPods firmware, first connect your AirPods to a power source and then pair them with your iPhone or iPad. Whenever your device is nearby, will automatically download and install any firmware updates in the background.
Unfortunately, there is no interface or commit for this procedure. What you can do is check if your AirPods are running the latest firmware. But to do that, first you must Check online to get the latest firmware version.
Next, go to Settings> General> Regarding and select your AirPods. Here, make a note of the firmware version to see if you have the latest version installed.
Once you start using your AirPods regularly, you'll notice that they tend to get dirty pretty quickly. Next, Here's how to easily clean your disgusting AirPods.
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