Apple's Crowdsourced Find My Network Will Soon Help You Locate Your Lost AirPods Pro or AirPods Max

[MacRumors]

With iOS 15, AirPods Pro and AirPods Max will be able to tap into the Find My network, allowing users to locate their lost AirPods in the unfortunate event they get lost outside of nearby Bluetooth range.

Users have always been able to locate their AirPods through the Find My app within Bluetooth range. Now, with iOS 15, AirPods Pro and AirPods Max can tap into the Find My network to relay their approximate location, even if they're out of Bluetooth range from the owner. AirPods Pro and AirPods Max will still need to be within close proximity to a Find My device, such as an iPhone, however.

Find My allows devices to crowdsource the location of other Find My devices, meaning even if they're relatively far away, Find My should be able to provide an approximate location.

Use the Find My network to get an approximate location of your missing AirPods Pro or AirPods Max. This will help you get within Bluetooth range so you can play a sound and locate them.

Beats headphones, also owned by Apple, added support for Find My earlier this year. Find My also gained other new features in iOS 15, including brand new separation alerts that notify users if a Find My compatible device is left behind, a brand new Find My widget for the Home Screen, and the ability for Find My to locate an iPhone even if its low on battery, or completely turned off.

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[anthony13]

It’s interesting how some of the most useful incoming features aren’t even mentioned each year.

 

[JosephAW]

But not lessor AirPod models. No worries, printed a sticker on the case with my name and phone number that people can text if they find mine.

 

[Dr Kevorkian94]

Wonder when this will go live. It doesn’t seem to be working with iOS 15 beta yet. I’m Sure a AirPods firmware update is needed.

 

[1262385]

If it's using Bluetooth, why doesn't this work with other models like, oh say, the Beats line? Are they missing something to enable this functionality?

 

[ButteryScrollin]

Even with the case closed?

 

[JohnApples]

Even with the case closed?

This is the thing I want to know. Somehow, both me and the girlfriend never lose our actual individual AirPods- we lose the entire darn case with AirPods inside.

 

[axcess99]

Even with the case closed?

That is something I had a problem with when I first got regular airpods.

I also hope it is a hardware issue that future airpods regular (single bud and/or case) can add support as well.

 

[chabig]

I remember this being mentioned in the keynote. As I recall they said it will work both in the case and out of the case.

 

[one more]

I am on iOS 14.6 and I can see AP2 in my Find My already. They show up right now in a closed case and not being used since yesterday. Is it because they are in a Bluetooth range? Also, since AP2 and APP share the same chip (H1), why are AP2 missing from supported devices?

 

[G46&Fbnth5]

It’s interesting how some of the most useful incoming features aren’t even mentioned each year.

They mentioned this feature

 

[jaack]

But not lessor AirPod models. No worries, printed a sticker on the case with my name and phone number that people can text if they find mine.

No one is texting you if they find them lol

 

[BvizioN]

It’s interesting how some of the most useful incoming features aren’t even mentioned each year.

Actually lot of them are, they just seem to small when we were expecting big things.

 

[imamacperson]

Hey Apple lets do this for ALL small devices you make.

 

[magicschoolbus]

Would love to See the Apple Pencil have built in find my

 

[urbanslaughter1997]

Will it help me locate my lost AirPods Pro battery?

 

[guyguy17]

Would love to See the Apple Pencil have built in find my

I was thinking the same thing. Apple needs to improve the Pencil and include the same technology as Air Tags and related devices.

 

[britboyj]

Unless it does it with the case closed, this isn't really that useful.

 

[kyleh22]

Even with the case closed?

This is the real question! It's impossible to find them when the case is closed b/c you can't connect to them or make them chime.

 

[Saladin12]

I'm actually surprised they didn't hold off on this feature for the next generation of Airpods/Pros

 

[iSayuSay]

Unless it does it with the case closed, this isn't really that useful.

But then again it will eat into battery life unnecessarily. It's already bad already that current AirPods battery barely survive 7 - 10 days while being completely unopened, unmoved or unused. With Find My enforcement, it will eat the battery in 3 days or less.

 

[I7guy]

But then again it will eat into battery life unnecessarily. It's already bad already that current AirPods battery barely survive 7 - 10 days while being completely unopened, unmoved or unused. With Find My enforcement, it will eat the battery in 3 days or less.

I’m okay with charging any device once in a few days.

 

[Domen151]

How come this wont work with regular AirPods? Not sure what exactly could be the hardware limitation...

 

[randyhudson]

Even if they are in Bluetooth range, you can't find them. This only works if they are out of the case, which causes them to quickly go dead.

 

[citysnaps]

No one is texting you if they find them lol

Really? I've had lost iPhones reunited with a simple label on the back.