After updating to iOS 17.4 my AirPods out of nowhere didn't connect. No biggie I'll just unpair them, then repair them right? Except that didn't work. No amount of opening the case and holding the back button on the case worked. They kept saying something like "Not your AirPods", then showing the connection screen, telling me to hold the back button, but they never connected.
What the issue was was they were in limbo, they were still in Find My but not associated with my account after unpairing.
SOLUTION: I had to go into FindMy where they were still listed as a device, remove them there, then re-pair them by opening them near the phone, holding the back button, and then they worked just fine.
What the issue was was they were in limbo, they were still in Find My but not associated with my account after unpairing.
SOLUTION: I had to go into FindMy where they were still listed as a device, remove them there, then re-pair them by opening them near the phone, holding the back button, and then they worked just fine.
