How To Find Your Lost AirPods Case 2024 Guide

Losing your AirPods can be a nightmare if your day-to-day activity involves picking up a lot of calls or listening to your favorite songs. If you have lost your AirPods case, do not panic. Apart from rich and immersive audio, they also come with location tracking features to track down lost or stolen AirPods and the case too. In this guide, we have jotted down all methods to find your AirPods case.

Apple AirPods are amongst the most popular audio products. Not just because they are made by Apple, but because they truly offer high-quality sound and immersive audio experience. AirPods seamlessly integrates with other Apple products. If you have lost them, there are easy ways to recover them, fortunately.

How to Find Your Lost AirPods Case

You can easily track down your lost AirPods and the case using Apple’s Find My app. In fact, this is the only way to track your lost AirPods or the case. It uses Bluetooth and GPS to keep track of your AirPods, AirPods Pro, or AirPods Max’s location.

You can only use the Find My app to track your AirPods location if you have configured the app before you lost it. If you have not done it already, sadly, you will have to manually visit your last location and look for your AirPods case.

Another critical point to note here is that your AirPods case can only be tracked using the Find My app if it had at least one AirPods in it. Unfortunately, Apple’s Find My app won’t work if the case does not have one or both AirPods. Fortunately, the restrictions do not apply to AirPods Pro (2nd Gen). If you own this, you can play sound from the case without having AirPods inside.

Assuming the Find My app was set up before you lost your AirPods case, here are a couple of ways to track it down.

How to Find Your Lost AirPods Case Using Your iPhone or iPad

Using the Find My app on your iPhone or iPad, you can see the current or last location of your AirPods. Here are the steps you need to follow:

1. Launch the Find My app.
2. Go to the Devices tab at the bottom.
3. Select your AirPods. You can see the current or last location of your AirPods on the map.
4. Select the Find Nearby option.
5. Click Play Sound to hear a sound from your AirPods.
6. If you are far away from your case, tap Directions to find the quickest path to your AirPods case.

If your lost AirPods case is open, you will get the current location on the map. However, if the case is closed, the device will appear offline. In this case, you will see the last location of your AirPods where the case was open. Thanks to the U1 chip, these restrictions do not apply to AirPods Pro (2nd Gen). It will keep sending you the exact location even if the case is closed.

Don’t have your iPhone or iPad with you? No worries, you can use your Mac to track the lost AirPods case.

How to Find Your Lost AirPods Case Using Your Mac

Here’s how to track down your lost AirPods case using Mac:

1. Open the Find My app on your Mac.
2. Navigate to the Devices tab.
3. Select your AirPods from the list of devices.
4. On the right side of your Mac screen, you will see the current or last location of your AirPods.
5. Tap on your AirPods icon on the map.
6. If you are very close to your AirPods case, play a sound. If you can’t hear it, use the directions to track it down.

How to Find Your Lost AirPods Case Using iCloud

If you do not have any of your Apple devices with you, using iCloud on a PC you can locate your AirPods case. This method also works with an Android device.

1. Go to iCloud.com and sign in with your Apple ID. It should be the same account your lost AirPods case is linked with.
2. Tap on All Devices at the top center.
3. Select your AirPods from the available list of your Apple devices.
4. The map will show you the last or current location of your AirPods.

How to Find Your Lost AirPods Case Using Your Apple Watch

1. On your Apple Watch, open the Find Devices app.
2. Choose your AirPods.
3. Either play the sound from your AirPods or tap Directions to track your AirPods case.

How to Find Your Lost AirPods Case using ‘Lost Mode’

Find My app has a ‘Lost Mode’ feature that lets you create a custom message with your contact information (phone number or email). When anyone connects to your lost AirPods, they will see the customized message and you will get a notification of their location.

You can only mark your AirPods as lost when one or both of your AirPods are inside the case.

1. Open the Find My app on your iPhone.
2. Go to Devices and select your AirPods.
3. Scroll down until you see Mark As Lost. Now, tap on Activate.
4. Click Continue.
5. On the next screen, you can add your phone number or email for the finder to contact you.

How to Replace Your Lost AirPods Case

AppleCare+ does not cover the loss of AirPods case. So, it will be a waste of time to ask for the Apple case replacement. You will have to buy a new one which costs around $79.

Until the order reaches your home, you can still use your AirPods without the charging case as long as they have some power.

After you receive a new AirPods case, you will have to set it up again. Here’s how to do it:

1. On your iPhone, go to Settings and tap Bluetooth.
2. Turn on Bluetooth.
3. Tap the “i” icon next to your AirPods name.
4. Click Forget This Device and tap again to confirm.
5. Now, put the AirPods in the new case.
6. Open the lid.
7. Press and hold the setup button on the back of the case for a few seconds. The status light should flash white.
8. While you are on the home screen of your iPhone, place your AirPods case next to your iPhone while keeping the lid open with both the AirPods inside.
9. Tap Connect on the setup screen on your iPhone.

Final Thoughts

Losing your AirPods case can be a frustrating experience, but with the right approach, you can increase your chances of getting it back. This guide will provide you with step-by-step instructions to help you track down your lost AirPods case.

 

As the saying goes, prevention is better than cure. To avoid losing your AirPods case again, consider investing in an AirPods case cover with anti-lost straps or designate a specific place to keep your AirPods when not in use.

 

By following these strategies, you can improve your likelihood of recovering your lost AirPods case. We hope this guide has been helpful. If you have any further questions, feel free to leave them in the comments below.