AirPods connect seamlessly to Apple devices; listen to podcasts on your iPhone or watch your latest streaming obsession on the iPad without torturous anyone virtually you. But you're not limited to Apple-made gadgets; thanks to the power of Bluetooth, AirPods can connect to Android devices, as well as your PC.
Whether you need to drown out your co-workers or alimony that Zoom undeniability private, here's how to connect Apple's true wireless earbuds to PCs and Macs, equal to Chloe Albanesius on PCMag.com.
How to connect AirPods to a Windows PC
AirPods connect to your Windows palmtop through Bluetooth, so make sure the functionality is turned on. Head to Settings > Devices > Bluetooth & other devices and flip the switch for Bluetooth to on if it's not once activated. It's moreover wieldy via the taskbar, and Windows 11 has a Quick Settings option for Bluetooth.
Up top, click "Add Bluetooth or other device."
Select "Bluetooth" from the top of the menu:
Make sure your AirPods are in their case. Flip it unshut and printing the small white sawed-off on the back.
Wait until the indicator light turns white.
Your AirPods should show up in the list under "Add a Device." Select your AirPods.
When your AirPods connect to your PC, a message will towards to say your AirPods are ready to go.
Your computer should remember your AirPods. The next time you want to connect, squint for them in the list of misogynist Bluetooth devices and click to connect if they don't do so automatically.
If your AirPods goof to connect lanugo the line or you want to remove them from your PC manually, click your AirPods in the "Bluetooth & other devices" menu, and select "Remove device." To add them again, go through the steps whilom one increasingly time.
How to connect AirPods to your MacBook
If you have a Mac palmtop and your AirPods are once unfluctuating on your iPhone, they'll connect automatically via Apple Handoff. Just unshut your AirPods case, click the sound tenancy option in the menu bar on the Mac and select AirPods.
Otherwise, unshut the AirPods lid, printing the white sawed-off on the when (or the noise tenancy sawed-off on AirPods Max) until the status light flashes white. On your Mac, click the Apple menu > System Preferences > Bluetooth and pick your AirPods from the "Devices" list.