How to find your AirPods, so you can easily find lost or stolen earphones. Losing things is bad, but unfortunately, it happens. Obviously, it’s even uglier if you lose something valuable, like your Airpods or your iPhone. Sometimes when we lose something, we immediately think it was stolen.
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This article will show you how to find stolen or lost Airpods if they are in the immediate vicinity, for example near your iPhone or connected to another device. Furthermore, we will provide you with many useful tips to prevent your Airpods from being stolen.
HOW TO KEEP YOUR AIRPODS SAFE
Preventing the theft of Airpods should be your priority because recovering stolen goods is “almost” impossible. You should keep your Airpods safe – after all, like most Apple products, they are not cheap and are the first thing thieves target.
First, consider wearing hooded sweatshirts when you have Airpods. This way, it will be much more difficult for a potential thief to steal them. Of course, they should first take off your hood, which gives you more time to react.
Airpods are always paired with other Apple devices, like a new generation iPhone. Since your iPhone is even more expensive than Airpods, you should protect it even more fiercely.
Be sure to zip up your pockets if you wear your iPhone in your denim jacket. Even if it is even safer to carry valuables in a bag. Some modern backpacks, for example, are specifically designed to be theft-proof. Try to buy this type of backpack if you are worried that your things could be stolen.
If you carry your backpack on your back, make sure you put your valuables in some kind of hidden compartment. Unfortunately, in the world we live in today, Airpods and iPhones are no longer safe even in backpacks.
CHECK IF YOUR AIRPODS HAVE BEEN STOLEN
Before you panic and call the authorities, you should check back to see if your Airpods have been stolen. Maybe you left them on the couch, it’s the first place you should check. If there are none, you can use an app developed by Apple specifically for situations like these.
The name of the app is Find My iPhone and hopefully, you have it already installed on your iOS device connected to your Airpods. Alternatively, you can use the iCloud.com website to find your lost Apple products.
You will need to log in with your Apple credentials. This app and this site will show you the last exact location of your Airpods connected to your Apple device. Here’s how to use the app:
- Launch the Find My iPhone app on iPod touch, iPhone or iPad.
- Use your Apple ID and passcode to log in.
- Select your AIrpods.
- The blue dot will show you your location (from the device in use at the time). A green dot will show that the Airpods are online. If you are lucky enough and see a green dot, use the Play a sound function.
- This will make a loud noise that should help you find your Airpods out of place. You can also turn off the left or right earpiece if you lose only one, as this sound is very loud.
- If you see a gray dot instead, it means your Airpods are off, the battery is flat or out of the Bluetooth range.
USING ICLOUD
Follow these steps to find your Airpods on iCloud:
- Visit the icloud.com website.
- Use your Apple ID and passcode to log in.
- Click Find iPhone.
- Select All Devices, then select Airpods.
You should know that there is no other reliable way to find your Airpods (at least from Apple). If your Airpods are offline, you will need to use intuition or try to take steps back in your memory to find them. But if they were really stolen, there’s not much you can do.
If someone has stolen both your iPhone and Airpods, you could track them using the Find My iPhone feature if they are connected to the Internet. Don’t chase the thief by yourself, however, let this go to the authorities.
CONCLUSION
If you can’t locate your Airpods using the Find My iPhone site or app, you can always contact Apple support and let them know what happened. Perhaps they will agree to replace your Airpods, but we cannot guarantee that they will do it for free.
If all goes well, you just lost your Airpods and managed to find them. If you want to add something or share your story, use the comment section below.
