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How to Keep AirPods From Falling Out of Your Ears

Do your AirPods or AirPods Pro keep falling out of your ears? They can be slippery headphones, especially when you’re sweating or moving. Smooth plastic and soft silicon aren’t particularly grippy, so you might need to take m…

Why Do My AirPods Keep Disconnecting? 8 Quick Fixes

Do your AirPods keep disconnecting from your iPhone, iPad, or Mac? If so, there are several simple fixes you can try such as charging your AirPods to full battery or switching up some settings. We’ll show you how to get your …

The One Good Reason to Buy an AirPods Case

AirPods are popular headphones that fit snuggly into Apple’s ecosystem. For the most part, sound quality is decent, noise cancellation is reasonable, and build quality means they can withstand a few hard knocks. But there’s o…

How to Know If Your AirPods Are Charging

Have you put both your AirPods in their charging case and are wondering if your AirPods are actually charging? If so, there are a couple of ways to check if your AirPods are being charged. We’ll show you what those ways are….

Are My AirPods Water Resistant?

Some models of Apple’s AirPods and Beats earphones are water resistant. So what does this mean, how is it different from being waterproof, and which models are best protected?

How to Skip Songs With Apple AirPods

If you use Apple AirPods to listen to music, you can use your AirPods themselves to skip songs, eliminating the need to reach for your phone. You can go to the next music track as well as the previous music track by just tapp…

Fix: Why Is Only One AirPod Not Working?

AirPods are pricey yet convenient wireless earbuds that are best paired with an iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Sometimes they don’t quite behave in the way you expect, like when one AirPod refuses to connect altogether. Here are some …

How to Add Apple AirPods to Find My on iPhone

If you’d like to track your AirPods’ location when you lose them or when you can’t find them, add your AirPods to Apple’s Find My feature. You can then use your iPhone as well as the iCloud website to find your AirPods’ where…

How to Stop AirPods From Reading Notifications

Your iPhone can announce notifications in circumstances where you’re unable to see your screen. This can be useful when you’re listening to music on your AirPods or Beats headphones, but it can be annoying….

How to Find an AirPod Case

Have you lost your AirPod case, with or without your AirPods in it? If so, don’t panic. There’s a method you might be able to use to track the location of your case and find it. We’ll show you the available options….

How to Pause Audio on Apple AirPods

If you use Apple’s AirPods, you don’t have to reach for your phone to play or pause your music. You can use your AirPods’ built-in music controls to do that, and we’ll show you how.

How to Change Your AirPods’ Name

By assigning a unique name to your AirPods, you make it easier to find them among other Bluetooth-enabled devices. It’s easy to rename your AirPods, and you can use an Apple device to do that. We’ll show you how….

Why Do My AirPods Keep Pausing?

Nothing interrupts your audio bliss quite like your AirPods unceremoniously pausing without notice. There are a few things that may cause this issue, but all of them are simple to diagnose and easy to fix….

How to Connect AirPods to Android

Apple AirPods aren’t limited to Apple products; you can use your AirPods with your Android phone, too. There are a few limitations, though, as we’ll outline in addition to showing you how to pair your AirPods with your Androi…

How to Connect AirPods to a Windows 11 PC

Although Apple’s AirPods are designed to work with other Apple products, you can also connect them to your Windows 11 PC. All you need to do is turn on Bluetooth on your PC and enable Pairing Mode on your AirPods….

Which AirPods Should You Buy?

Apple’s AirPods are a great option for wireless headphones, but as Apple expands the lineup, it’s tough to choose a model. We’ll compare all of them to see which AirPods are the perfect fit for you.
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