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AirPod Tips
AirPod Tips
Keep your AirPod case plugged in so it is fully charged.
When teaching throughout the day, use just one AirPod for your output (this is your microphone).
When it runs out of charge, put it in the case, and switch to using the other one. If you do this throughout the day, you will always have a charged AirPod.
How to put AirPods into your ears.
AirPods microphone
Set up AirPods with your Mac and other Bluetooth devices
Set up AirPods with your Mac and other Bluetooth devices
Pair your AirPods with your Mac
Pair your AirPods with your Mac
On your Mac, choose System Preferences from the Apple menu, then click Bluetooth.
Make sure that Bluetooth is on.
Put both AirPods in the charging case and open the lid.
Press and hold the setup button on the back of the case until the status light flashes white.
Select your AirPods in the Devices list, then click Connect.
If sound still plays from your Mac speakers, click either the Bluetooth menu or the volume control in the menu bar and make sure that your AirPods are selected as the output device.
Pair AirPods with a non-Apple device
Pair AirPods with a non-Apple device
You can use AirPods as a Bluetooth headset with a non-Apple device. You can't use Siri, but you can listen and talk.
To set up your AirPods with an Android phone or other non-Apple device, follow these steps:
On your non-Apple device, go to the settings for Bluetooth and make sure that Bluetooth is on. If you have an Android device, go to Settings > Connections > Bluetooth.
With your AirPods in the charging case, open the lid.
Press and hold the setup button on the back of the case until you see the status light flash white.
When your AirPods appear in the list of Bluetooth devices, select them.
Using your Airpods
Using your Airpods
Place your AirPods in your ears and click either the Bluetooth menu or the volume control in the menu bar on your Mac. Then choose AirPods from the list.
Pairing Airpods to your iPhone
Pairing Airpods to your iPhone
If you're signed in to iCloud, your AirPods are set up automatically with any of your supported devices that are signed in to iCloud with the same Apple ID.
Open the case—with your AirPods inside—and hold it next to your iPhone.
A setup animation appears on your iPhone.
Tap Connect.
If you have AirPods (2nd generation) and you already set up "Hey Siri" on your iPhone, then "Hey Siri" is ready to use with your AirPods. If you haven't set up "Hey Siri" already and you have AirPods (2nd generation), you'll be guided through the setup.
Tap Done.
Listen with your AirPods
Listen with your AirPods
When you take your AirPods out of the case, they're on and ready to use. When you put them in your ears, your AirPods automatically play the audio from your device. If you take an AirPod out, audio pauses. Take them both out and audio stops. If you're listening with one AirPod and you take it out, the AirPod pauses. If you put it back in your ear within 15 seconds, play resumes automatically.
When not using AirPods, store them in the charging case. Storing AirPods loose in your pocket or bag can result in damage.
Follow these steps to use your AirPods to play audio from a different device or to switch the audio to different headphones or speakers.
On your iOS device
On your iOS device
Touch and hold the audio card in the upper-right corner of Control Center to control audio.
Tap , then choose the device you want from the list.1
On your Mac
On your Mac
Click the volume control in the menu bar and choose your AirPods or other speakers under Output Device.
If your AirPods won't connect
If your AirPods won't connect
If you need help connecting to your AirPods, learn what to do.
If you can't connect to your iPhone or iPad
If you can't connect to your iPhone or iPad
Open Control Center and make sure that Bluetooth is on.
Go to Settings > Bluetooth. If your AirPods are connected, make sure that they are selected as your audio device. If they aren't connected, just go to the next step.
Close the lid, wait 15 seconds, then open the lid. Press and hold the setup button on the case for up to 10 seconds. The status light should flash white, which means that your AirPods are ready to connect.
Hold the case, with your AirPods inside and the lid open, next to your iOS device.
Follow the steps on your iOS device's screen.
Test your AirPods. If you still can't connect, reset your AirPods.
If you can't connect to your Mac
If you can't connect to your Mac
Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Bluetooth. If your Airpods appear in the list of devices but they don't connect, remove your AirPods from the list by:
Selecting your AirPods in the list of devices.
Clicking the X to the right of your AirPods.
Add your AirPods to the device list in Bluetooth preferences again by:
Placing both AirPods in the charging case.
Opening the lid of your charging case near your Mac.
In the device list, select your Airpods and click Connect.
Test your AirPods. If you still can't connect, reset your AirPods.
* If your AirPods don't appear in Bluetooth preferences, set up your AirPods with your Mac.
Adjust the settings of your AirPods
Adjust the settings of your AirPods
Learn how to change the name of your AirPods and change what happens when you double tap an AirPod.
Open the AirPods Case, then go to Settings > Bluetooth on your iOS or iPadOS device. Tap the information button next to your AirPods in the list of devices. Here's what you can do:
Name your AirPods
Name your AirPods
Tap the current name. Then enter a new name for your AirPods and tap Done.
Change the double-tap action on AirPods
Change the double-tap action on AirPods
With AirPods 2nd generation, select the left or right AirPod in the AirPod settings screen and then choose what you want to happen when you double-tap the AirPod:
Use Siri to control your audio content, change the volume, or do anything else Siri can do
Play, pause, or stop your audio content
Skip to the next track
Go back to the previous track
Turn Automatic Ear Detection on or off
Turn Automatic Ear Detection on or off
By default, AirPods sense when they're in your ear and receive the audio from your device. AirPods also pause and resume playback when you remove one of your AirPods, or stop playback—and won't resume—when you remove both. When you have Automatic Ear Detection on and you're not wearing your AirPods, audio plays through your device's speakers.
When you turn off Automatic Ear Detection, these features are off and all audio plays to your AirPods whether or not you're wearing them.
Set Microphone to left, right, or automatic
Set Microphone to left, right, or automatic
There's a microphone in each AirPod, so you can make phone calls and use Siri. By default, Microphone is set to Automatic, so that either of your AirPods can act as the microphone. If you're using only one AirPod, that AirPod will be the microphone.
You can also set Microphone to Always Left or Always Right. These set the microphone to either the left or right AirPod. That AirPod will be the microphone even if you remove it from your ear or put it in the case.
Here's another great tutorial on how to set up new AirPods on the MacRumors website. https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/set-up-new-airpods/
Here's another great tutorial on how to set up new AirPods on the MacRumors website. https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/set-up-new-airpods/
This is another tutorial on the same site that has more in-depth about AirPod features
This is another tutorial on the same site that has more in-depth about AirPod features
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