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:
AirPods Pro have three noise control modes: Active Noise Cancellation, Transparency mode, and Off. By default, when you press and hold the force sensor on the stem of your left or right AirPod, your AirPods Pro switch between Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency mode.
- The AirPods were the outliers of the bunch, given they aren't rated for sweat or water and turned out to be the biggest surprise in our test. After all of our testing, they didn't sound as good as.
- AirPods can be used as Bluetooth headphones with Apple devices using earlier software and with non-Apple devices, but functionality is limited. Some features require iOS 13 or iPadOS, which are not compatible with iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6, iPhone 5s, iPod touch (6th generation), iPad Air (1st generation), iPad mini 3, and iPad mini 2.
Name your AirPods
Tap the current name. Then enter a new name for your AirPods and tap Done.
Change the press-and-hold action on AirPods Pro
AirPods Pro have three noise control modes: Active Noise Cancellation, Transparency mode, and Off. By default, when you press and hold the force sensor on the stem of your left or right AirPod, your AirPods Pro switch between Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency mode.* You can change which noise control modes the press-and-hold action uses:
- Go to the settings screen for your AirPods Pro.
- Under Press and Hold AirPods, tap Left or Right, then make sure that Noise Control is selected.
- Select the two or three noise control modes that you want to use with press and hold. If both AirPods are set to change noise control modes, a change to the press-and-hold action settings on one AirPod applies to both.
You can also set the press-and-hold action to allow you to use Siri. In the AirPods Pro settings screen, tap Left or Right, then select Siri. You can have one AirPod set for Siri and the other set to change noise control modes.
* You can switch among all three noise control modes in Control Center or Settings.
Change the double-tap action on AirPods
With AirPods (1st and 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
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
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 how it works
Find My can help you locate your missing AirPods. If you already set up Find My [device] with an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch that you’re using with your AirPods, it's automatically enabled for your AirPods too. So if your AirPods are lost, out of their case, and somewhere close by, you can use Find My to find them again. If your AirPods are out of range of all of your devices, need to charge, or are in the AirPod Case, Find My can still help by showing the time and location where they were last connected.
See your AirPods on a map
Sign in at iCloud.com or use the Find My app to see your AirPods on a map. Find My shows you the location of the Apple devices that you're signed in to with the same Apple ID, and your AirPods. Or if they're not connected, the last time and place they were online.
On your computer
- Go to iCloud.com.
- Sign in with your Apple ID.
- Open Find iPhone.
- Click All Devices, then click your AirPods.
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On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
- Open the Find My app.
- Select the Devices tab.
- Choose your AirPods.
Under each device, you see a location, or 'No location found.'
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If your AirPods are separated from each other, you see only one location at a time on the map. Find the AirPod that you see on the map and put it in its case. Then refresh the map and find the other one.
Play a sound
If your AirPods are near any of your Apple devices and connected to Bluetooth, you can play a sound to help you find them from iCloud.com or the Find My app. Your AirPods play a sound that gets gradually louder for two minutes, or until you tell them to stop.
- Open the Find My app.
- Select the Devices tab.
- Choose your AirPods from the list.
- Tap Play Sound.
Make sure that you remove the AirPods from your ears before you play a sound.
If your AirPods are offline
If you didn't turn on Find My [device] before your AirPods went missing, you can't use it to locate your device. If you see 'No location found' under your AirPods, you can't play a sound to find them but you might be able to get directions to the location where they were last connected. If your AirPods do come back online, you'll get a notification on the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch you use them with.
Find My is the only way that you can track or locate a lost or missing device. There is no other Apple service that can find, track, or otherwise flag your device for you.
If you're using a Managed Apple ID assigned to you by a school or institution, you don’t have access to Find My.
Replace a missing AirPod or case
If you still can't find your AirPod or Charging Case, or if something is damaged, get the serial number and then contact Apple Support for a replacement. Then learn how to set up your replacement.
You can also learn more about AirPod pricing and service options.
Learn more
- Get help if your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch is lost or stolen. Or if your Mac is lost or stolen.
- Turn off Activation Lock on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
- You can get help using Find My if you don't see your devices.