How to find your lost AirPods in any scenario
Considering how tiny and costly Apple AirPods are, the chances of misplacing or losing them are high. Even my AirPods go missing now and then and trust me, it feels like a mini heart attack each time.
Fortunately, thanks to the Apple ecosystem, you don’t need to be Sherlock Holmes to find your missing AirPods. Read on to learn how to find your lost or stolen AirPods.
NoteAll the methods discussed below work for AirPods, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max.
Apple created the Find My service to help you keep tabs on all your Apple devices. Not only can you use it remotely to play sound on your misplaced AirPods, but you can also use it to track their current or last known location if you lose them.
Prerequisites:
If both the AirPods are lost at different locations, the Find My app will only show the location of one AirPods. Once you find that one and place it in the charging case, the location of the other will be visible in the Find My app.
While using the Find My app on your Apple device is the most straightforward way to locate your lost AirPods, there may come an instance when you don’t have your Apple device. In that case, you can visit the iCloud website and access the Find My services.
If your AirPods’ status in the Find My app is Offline or No location found, it likely means that their battery is completely dead. While there’s nothing you can do to track your AirPods in this case, Apple allows you to mark them as lost and create a custom message with your contact information.
When you mark your AirPods as lost, it doesn’t mean no one can use them. It will only make the AirPods show your custom message whenever someone connects them to a new device.
Well, now you might be wondering how to mark the AirPods as lost. Head on to the next section to find out.
Lost and found…
Now you know how easy it is to find your lost or stolen AirPods using the Apple Find My service. Going forward, ensure that you’ve enabled Find My on the paired device before the AirPods go missing; otherwise, even Find My would be of no help.
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Unfortunately, the Apple Care plan for AirPods doesn’t cover lost or stolen AirPods.
No matter how far your stolen or lost AirPods are, you can track them in the Find My app unless they are dead.
You can buy a replacement unit directly from Apple or an Authorized Reseller.