{"id":168775,"date":"2022-12-26T12:41:18","date_gmt":"2022-12-26T12:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/eight-useful-tips-for-new-airpods-and-airpods-pro-owners\/"},"modified":"2022-12-26T12:41:18","modified_gmt":"2022-12-26T12:41:18","slug":"eight-useful-tips-for-new-airpods-and-airpods-pro-owners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/eight-useful-tips-for-new-airpods-and-airpods-pro-owners\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight Useful Tips for New AirPods and AirPods Pro Owners"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Did you just get new AirPods or AirPods Pro? If so, we’ve rounded up a handy list of tips, tricks, and features that you may not know about to get you acquainted with your new earbuds.<\/p>\n

First up, if you’re new to AirPods entirely, we have a list of helpful basic tips on how to use your AirPods.<\/p>\n

AirPods Basics<\/h2>\n

8 Useful AirPods Tips for New Owners<\/h2>\n

1. Keep Your AirPods Safe With Find My<\/h3>\n

Apple’s latest AirPods, including the AirPods 3 and \u200cAirPods Pro\u200c 2, include Find My integration, so if they’re stolen or misplaced, you can track them down with the Find My app. AirPods can take advantage of the \u200cFind My\u200c network so you can leverage the iPhones, iPads, and Macs of other people to track down a lost set of AirPods wherever they end up, so long as the battery holds out.<\/p>\n


You’re also going to want to make sure you enable “Notify When Left Behind” so you can get alerted right away if you’re out and about and forget your AirPods somewhere. To turn it on, open up the \u200cFind My\u200c app, tap on your AirPods in the list, and toggle on the “Notify When Left Behind” option. These \u200cFind My\u200c features also work for the AirPods Max.<\/p>\n

The \u200cAirPods Pro\u200c 2 go even further and include a built-in speaker in the case so that you can use the “Play a Sound” feature to track them down if they’re lost somewhere nearby.<\/p>\n

2. Activate or Deactivate Automatic Device Switching<\/h3>\n

Apple’s AirPods have a feature that allows them to automatically connect to whatever device is in active use, so if you swap from your iPhone to your Mac, the AirPods connection is meant to transition from one device to another as you do.<\/p>\n

Automatic Switching can be useful, but there are instances where you might not want it turned on if it’s switching between devices inappropriately. You can manage it by following these steps.<\/p>\n

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  1. Connect your AirPods to your \u200ciPhone\u200c.<\/li>\n
  2. Open up the Settings app.<\/li>\n
  3. Tap on your AirPods in the section below the Apple ID. <\/li>\n
  4. Tap on “Connect to This \u200ciPhone\u200c.” <\/li>\n
  5. Choose “When Last Connected to This \u200ciPhone\u200c” to turn automatic switching off, and choose “Automatically” to turn it on.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    With “Automatically” turned on, your AirPods will connect to your \u200ciPhone\u200c when it’s in active use and your AirPods are in your ears. With “When Last Connected to This \u200ciPhone\u200c” selected, AirPods will only connect to the last connected device rather than the device in active use. This feature also works with AirPods 2, \u200cAirPods 3\u200c, \u200cAirPods Pro\u200c, and \u200cAirPods Max\u200c.<\/p>\n

    Note that you will need to disable Automatic Switching for each device connected to your iCloud account if you’re not a fan of the feature and want it off entirely. There’s no master toggle, with Apple handling it on a per-device basis.<\/p>\n

    3. Turn on Announce Notifications<\/h3>\n

    Thanks to Siri integration, AirPods are able to announce all of your incoming notifications, including Messages.<\/p>\n

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    1. Open up the Settings app.<\/li>\n
    2. Tap on “Notifications.”<\/li>\n
    3. Tap on “Announce Notifications.”<\/li>\n
    4. Toggle on “Announce Notifications.”<\/li>\n
    5. Toggle on “Headphones.”<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      With both Announce Notifications and Headphones toggled on, \u200cSiri\u200c will read out notifications from apps of your choice when you have the AirPods in, and will give you an opportunity to respond. So if you have an incoming text message, \u200cSiri\u200c will read it out and give you a chance to send out a reply, all hands-free.<\/p>\n

      You can select the apps that you want to use Announce Notifications with so you can get important readouts without having a deluge of notifications read to you by \u200cSiri\u200c.<\/p>\n

      4. Check Your AirPods Battery Life<\/h3>\n

      If you want to keep tabs on your AirPods battery life, there are multiple ways to do so. AirPods will tell you battery level when you connect them to a device, or you can use the “Battery” widget on an \u200ciPhone\u200c or an iPad.<\/p>\n

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      5. Use the Force Sensor to Control Playback<\/h3>\n

      If you’ve upgraded to the \u200cAirPods 3\u200c or \u200cAirPods Pro\u200c 2 from the original AirPods, the AirPods 2, or the \u200cAirPods Pro\u200c, or if you’re new to AirPods entirely, you might not be familiar with the physical controls.<\/p>\n

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