How to Use AirPods: Practical Guide

Connect to iPhone Running iOS 10.2 or Later

Key Takeaways About Use AirPods Headphones

Connect to iPhone running iOS 10.2 or later Unlock iPhone by pressing the Home button using Touch ID or entering the passcode on the lock screen.
This will return you to the home screen, if you're seeing another screen.
Place the AirPods case next to the iPhone.

Key Details About Use AirPods Headphones

Unlock iPhone by pressing the Home button using Touch ID or entering the passcode on the lock screen.

Press the Home button. This will return you to the home screen, if you're seeing another screen.

Place the AirPods case next to the iPhone. AirPods must be placed in a box with a tight lid.

Open the lid of the AirPods case. The installation assistant program will start on your iPhone.

Tap Connect to start the connection process.

Tap Done . Now your iPhone is connected to your AirPods.

If you're signed in to iCloud, your AirPods will automatically connect to any other device running iOS 10.2 or higher or OS Sierra (on Mac) and sign in to iCloud with the same Apple ID.

Connect to Another iPhone

Open the lid of the AirPods box.

Press and hold the "Setup" button. It's the small round button on the back of the AirPods case. Hold the button until the signal light turns white.

Open your iPhone's Settings app. It's a gray gear icon (??) that's usually displayed on the home screen.

Tap Bluetooth near the top of the menu.

Push the "Bluetooth" slider to the "On" position. The slider has now turned green.

Tap the AirPods displayed in the "OTHER DEVICES" section.

You'll see your AirPods information appear in the "MY DEVICES" section once the connection is complete.

Connect to Your Mac

Click the Apple menu. It's the apple icon in the top left corner of the screen.

Click System Preferences� Near the top of the selection list.

Click Bluetooth near the middle of the window.

Click Turn Bluetooth On on the left side of the dialog box.

Place the AirPods case near your Mac. AirPods must be placed in a box with a tight lid.

Open the lid of the AirPods case.

Click the AirPods that appear in the "Devices" section on the right side of your Mac's Bluetooth dialog box.

Click Pair . Now your AirPods are connected to your Mac.

Check the "Show Bluetooth in menu bar" box below the dialog box to enable a dropdown list that lets you quickly switch your Mac's audio source to your AirPods without accessing your AirPods. Go to "System Preferences".

Connect to Windows 10 Computer

Open the AirPods case and press the connect button on the device. If you receive a notification to connect through SwiftPair, choose to accept. This is the same step as connecting a stylus, keyboard, or mouse to your device.

Open Bluetooth settings in Settings > Devices > Bluetooth and other devices.

Tap "Add a Device".

Select "Bluetooth".

Select AirPods.

Wait for Windows Update to complete the connection process.

Start listening to music from your computer. So you have completed the operation.

Listen to Music with AirPods

Take the AirPods out of the box. When taken out of the box, AirPods are powered on and ready to use: there is no on/off slider.

Attach AirPods to your ears. Once attached to the ear, AirPods usually automatically connect to the audio source of the connected device; You don't need to do anything extra to hear alert sounds and ringtones with AirPods.

Play music, podcasts, videos, or other audio on the connected device to listen with AirPods.

AirPods connect to iPhone and Apple Watch at the same time. That means you'll hear audio from your iPhone and Apple Watch using your AirPods without needing to turn them on or reconnect them.

Double-tap AirPods. This is the operation to activate Siri, receive an incoming call, stop a call or switch to another call.

AirPods are designed with Siri functionality in mind. Commands like "Play my playlist", "Skip to the next song", "Turn up the volume", and others are all can be done through the Siri function of AirPods.

To change the double tap function to play or pause music, open Settings when AirPods are nearby, tap Bluetooth , select AirPods, then tap Play /Pause in "DOUBLE-TAP ON AIRPODS" section (Double-TAP ON AIRPODS).