With iOS 15, You May Never Lose Your AirPods! Here’s How

Apple has announced several new features for the AirPods with iOS 15. These features include Conversation Boost and a new Find My ability. Apple has added a new functionality to AirPods Pro and AirPods Max making sure it is not easy to lose your Apple earphones or headphones. While users will be able to locate lost AirPods with Precision Finding, iOS 15 will also link AirPods with a user’s Apple ID to ensure they can find them easily anywhere. iOS 15 will use Bluetooth technology to precisely locate AirPods Pro or AirPods Max when a user is near them but don’t know exactly where the headphones are, similar to the functionality of the Apple AirTags.

This feature is available for both AirPods Pro and AirPods Max and will also show the current AirPods location on the map event when they are not connected to a device. To achieve this, Apple will make use of a user’s Apple ID. As reported by 9to5Mac, the iOS 15 internal code hints that the lost AirPods will continue to send their location to the owner through the Find My network even if someone else connects them to another device. Now, despite being tied to an Apple ID, AirPods will not have an activation lock like iOS devices. The system will be similar to what Apple offers with AirTag, which is also tied to an Apple ID buy can be reset with a few manual steps.