At one breaker point , you could pay a bundle for a solidifying of AirPods , expend one or both , and never find either again . Apple may make money off your ill luck if you buy a replacement , but the company ’s motive is always build allegiance by making things better for you , so you stick with them . Such is what ’s happened with regain My .

Originally , bump My covered just the iPhone and iPad , and only when they were powered on and had an cyberspace connectedness . Over the last few years , Apple enhanced the feature : extending it to Macs and Apple Watches , then to Apple AirPods and Beats earbuds . The society also contribute the Find My web , with the AirTag as the flagship tracking product , but also allow all of Apple ’s ironware – eventually including audio computer hardware – to leverage nearby iPhones , iPads , and Macs that had an net connection to relay securely their locations back to their owner .

AirPods , AirPods Pro , and ( take a deep breath ) Powerbeats Pro , Beats Studio Buds , Beats Studio Buds+ , and Beats Fit Pro can all be tracked in their blame showcase . For some exemplar , the last localization come out when the charging case was last open up ; for others , the location tracking is uninterrupted and indicates the last fourth dimension it was in range of any Apple twist .

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Track left and right earbuds separately with AirPods Pro (2nd generation) in the Find My app.

you’re able to toy a sound on earbuds that you might hear inside the charging typeface ; with the second generation AirPods Pro , you’re able to also play a auditory sensation on the charging case , which will be more hearable .

caterpillar track left and ripe earbuds singly with AirPods Pro ( second generation ) in the Find My app .

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Track left and right earbuds separately with AirPods Pro (2nd generation) in the Find My app.

Track left and right earbuds separately with AirPods Pro (2nd generation) in the Find My app.

If both earbuds are out of the display case , you may no longer chase after the charging case except with AirPods Pro ( 2d coevals ) . However , you may encounter a sound on the earbuds and pick out to act the sound only out of the leftover or correct earbud as an aid to finding them if they ’re nearby .

you may further track individual AirPods earbuds like this :

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