Apple AirPods have become one of the most popular wireless earbuds on the market. Apple’s AirPods were all the rage among Apple fans this year, and for good reason.
With 5-hour playtime per charge, fast charging capabilities, and incredible sound, AirPods changed the way we listen to music on electronic devices. But, like most Apple products, AirPods aren’t perfect.
When you need them, they’re easy to pair and incredibly convenient, but they have one major downside: if you misplace them, they’re impossible to find.
When your AirPods go missing, it can be extremely difficult to find them. The cause of this is simple: they’re small, easy to misplace, and their distinctive white charging case is nearly impossible to spot.
It is frustrating to lose your headphones or earbuds—especially if you have to cancel plans and find replacements, especially if you are in a hurry.
But did you know that Apple’s Find My iPhone service can help you find your missing devices? After losing your AirPods, you can easily find them again by downloading the Find My Lost AirPods app.
Here’s how to use Find My iPhone to locate your lost AirPods or other iDevices.
Before we start, let’s talk about Find My App.
What is the Find My app?
Apple Find My app is one of the most useful and accurate apps to track Apple devices including the Macbook, iPhone, and Apple Watch too. You can use Find My App t find lost AirPods when AirPods are outside of the case and still charged.
For someone who constantly misplaces their Apple products, the Find My app is best for them. With this app, you’ll be able to locate your missing device on a map or you can play sound on the device to find them.
You can also lock your device or delete all data using the Find My app.
How to Find Your AirPods Using the Find My App?
To get an accurate location, the Find My app needs signals from the AirPods. If your AirPods are dead, you can’t get real-time accurate data. But you will get the user data and the last location. Using these details, you have to find your dead AirPods.
It’s also important to mention that the Find My app is designed to find Apple devices that aren’t dead. So if your AirPods are dead, you can’t find them using Find My App technically.
Case 1: If They’re Still In Bluetooth Range
If your AirPods are dead but they are in the Bluetooth range of your iPhone then you can find them using the Find My App.
Whenever any connected device loses battery, the app saves its last location but for that, your AirPods should be in the range of your iPhone’s Bluetooth.
So using the last location of your dead AirPods, you can find them within a couple of minutes. Most of the time, you will get them in the car or your home.
To get the last location of your AirPods, follow these steps:
Step 1: Open the Find My app on your iPhone or Macbook and select the Devices tab.
Step 2: Click on the AirPods from the list of devices.
Step 3: Choose the Directions option to get the last location of your AirPods.
Case 2: If They’re Not In Bluetooth Range
If your AirPods are not in Bluetooth range and your AirPods are dead then here is how you can track your lost AirPods.
In this case, the task is very difficult as we don’t have enough data.
So, how to find them?
To find your lost AirPods, you have to start thinking and dig into your brain. Think and find out when the last time you saw them?.
Now use the Find My App data and try to find your dead AirPods.
Note that, finding dead AirPods is not an easy task. It’s not an impossible task but you have to be patient.
How to use AirTag to find lost AirPods
If you want to avoid such situations then try to use Apple AirTag. You can use AirTag compatible charging case to attach an AirTag so that you can track your lost AirPods.
For this, you have to use the Find My App. AirTags works similar to the Find My App but it is very easy to find lost AirPods with AirTag. AirTag provides a more accurate location as compared to Find My App.
Also, AirTags have a battery that lasts about a year so you don’t worry about dead AirTags.
FAQs
Can you track lost AirPods?
Use the Find My app to find your AirPods, AirPods Pro, or AirPods Max on a map. Find My will help you find your AirPods if you have them set up on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac. Your AirPods Max can last up to 20 hours while using Active Noise Cancellation and immersive audio.
After 5 minutes of charging, your AirPods Max last roughly 1.5 hours. Apple Support en-us How to charge your AirPods Max, find them on a map, and play a sound to find them. Find My will help you find your AirPods if you have them set up on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac.
How can I Find My lost AirPod offline?
- On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, open the Find My app. Go to the Devices and choose your AirPods.
- Scroll down to Mark as Lost, and select Activate.
- Follow the onscreen steps to display your missing AirPods.
What do I do if I lost my AirPods?
- Open the Find My app and go to Devices.
- Choose your AirPods.
- Scroll down to Mark as Lost, and select Activate.
- Follow the onscreen steps to get the last location of your AirPods.
How far can you track lost AirPods?
AirPods can be tracked until they are up to 40 feet away, and the moment they’re out of that range, they’re gone.
How much is a single AirPod?
- $69
Directly in Your Inbox
