Apple’s AirPods have become a huge success and the company has already launched a few models of the true wireless earbuds. One of the highlights of the AirPods is the smooth and easy pairing process with iOS and iPadOS.
The Apple AirPods gets automatically paired with the iPhone or iPad when you open up the case and put the earbuds in the ears. However, the process isn’t this easy if you want to pair them with your MacBook or any other system running macOS.
If you are looking to pair your AirPods with the MacBook, then here’s a step by step guide to manually connect AirPods with devices running macOS.
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The second-generation Apple AirPods requires macOS Mojave 10.14.4 or later while the AirPods Pro requires macOS Catalina 10.15.1 or later. Make sure you are running the latest version of the macOS before you proceed further.
- There’s no automatic pairing support for AirPods with macOS, so you need to connect them manually
- Click on the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar on the top-right side, besides the Wi-Fi icon
- If your Apple ID on your MacBook and iPhone is the same and the AirPods are paired with the iPhone, it should appear in the list of Bluetooth devices
- Now, just over your AirPods and click on ‘Connect’
- If the AirPods are not showing up in the list of Bluetooth devices, click ‘Open Bluetooth Preferences’
- Now, you need to press and hold the button on the back of the AirPods case until the LED light flashes white to make them discoverable.
- Make sure that the AirPods are in the case when you are doing this process.
- Once the process is done, you’ll see AirPods listed among the devices.
- Click on ‘Connect’ and you are done
Apple’s ecosystem is so tightly connected that many users have become used-to the system and doesn’t want to switch to other or try something new. The features that seem to be the most important for Apple users include iMessages and FaceTime.
FaceTime is the feature that lets Apple users video call other Apple users and the app is limited to Apple devices only. It is connected with the user’s Apple ID.
If you want to remove your phone number for the FaceTime account and instead want to use an email address, you can do so. Here’s a step by step guide on how you can do this.
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- Open the ‘Settings’ app on your iPhone or iPad
- In the menu, scroll down and tap on ‘FaceTime’
- If you haven’t signed-in, do so with your Apple ID
- Once you are logged-in, tap on the checkmark to the left of your number you want to disassociate with FaceTime
- Now, choose the email address that you want to use with FaceTime instead of your phone number
- That’s it. You are done.
After making these changes, if you feel like you want to keep using your mobile number for FaceTime, just follow the same process and tap the checkmark before the number to re-enable it.
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