AirPods Tips and Tricks

The seamless pairing between the AirPods and Apple’s devices is made possible with the new Apple W1 chip. Apple’s W1 chip produces efficient wireless for a better connection, improved sound and manages battery life. While pairing AirPods with your Apple device is rather simple, there are a number of other subtle features that make the AirPods even more useful.

Pair The AirPods With Non-Apple Devices

The small and flush button on the back of the charging case is used for pairing the AirPods to non-Apple devices as well. To connect the AirPods to a device that you have not paired it with before, put the wireless earbuds back in the case and keep the lid of it open. Then flip the lid open and push down on the button on the case until the LED starts blinking white. From there, the AirPods should appear in the Bluetooth settings of the device you are trying to pair it with. The AirPods will not support features like automatic disconnection after taking out the headphones or double tapping if it is paired with a non-Apple device though.

Switch Around The Double Tap Commands / Turn Automatic Ear Detection On Or Off On iOS

There is a way to adjust the double-tap functions of your AirPods and turn off automatic ear detection from the AirPods settings of your iPhone. When you go to the Settings app > Bluetooth > blue “i” icon next to AirPods under “My Devices,” there is a section called “Double-Tap On AirPod.” From that section, there is a way to adjust the double-tap functions of the left AirPod and the right AirPod. You can switch the double-tap function to activate Siri (“Siri”), play/pause the audio (“Play/Pause”), switch to the next track (“Next Track”), switch to the previous track (“Previous Track”) or deactivate the double-tap feature (“Off”).

In this area, you will also notice an automatic ear detection toggle. This feature automatically transfers the audio route from connected devices to the AirPods when they are placed in your ears. When you toggle it off, you will have to manually connect to the AirPods.

Set The Microphone To Just Your Left Or Right AirPod

In the Settings app > Bluetooth > blue “i” icon next to AirPods under “My Devices,” there is an option that says “Microphone.” The microphone in the left and right AirPod can be used for phone calls and interact with Siri. The microphone is set to “Automatically Switch AirPods” by default so that either of the AirPods can act as the microphone. If you decide to use only one AirPod, then that one will be the microphone. But you can set the Microphone to be “Always Left AirPod” or “Always Right AirPod.” If you select one of those options, then that AirPod will be the microphone even if you remove it from your ear or put it back in the case.

Connect AirPods To A Mac / Turn Automatic Ear Detection On Or Off On Mac

When you connect your AirPods to your Mac, you can easily switch the output by clicking on the Volume icon in the menu bar. You might have to connect your AirPods to your Mac by tapping on the Bluetooth icon or by opening the Bluetooth menu in System Preferences. And you can also customize the Right Double-Tap, the Left Double-Tap, Microphone and Automatic Ear Detection settings for the Mac by going to System Preferences > Bluetooth > AirPods > Options.

Find Your AirPods If You Lose Them

When Apple initially announced the AirPods, critics believed that the earbuds would be easy to lose. However, reviewers were quick to point out after wearing the AirPods that the chances of it falling out of your ears are low. But if you happen to lose your AirPods, you can use “Find My iPhone” to find it. “Find My iPhone” can be found in the form of an app in the App Store or in iCloud.com.