How to initialize Apple's wireless earphone "AirPods"

Updated at 12:00 on April 15, 2019

Sentence ● Rintaro Kaneko

Initialization work required when AirPods and iPhone are not connected or when selling. The method is very easy.

You need to make sure your AirPods are charged before you initialize them. If the battery is low, charge it before initializing.

Place your AirPods in the case for both ears and press and hold the button on the back of the case.

Press and hold the button on the back and the status light on the case will flash white. Continue to press and hold. When it blinks from orange to white again, the initialization work is completed. You can now disconnect from your iPhone, iPad, etc. and restore your AirPods to their factory settings.

When AirPods are initialized, it will detect a Bluetooth-enabled iPhone and a message requesting "connection (pairing)" will be displayed on the iPhone screen.

About the author: Rintaro Kaneko

Since the age of 14, he has been composing on computers and tablets. While he was also working on CD production, he became interested in machines, and from 2016 (20 years old), he started to cover IT-related companies and write articles.

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