How to Find AirPods Case if It’s Lost or Stolen

Losing your AirPods case is common, but luckily, there are a few methods to help you find them. AirPods can’t function without the case as it’s needed to charge and pair with them, so it must be found. Buying a new case should be a last resort.

Find My is an Apple app that lets you locate all of your Apple devices. To find your lost AirPods case, you can use the Find My app. However, you can only use it if both of the following conditions are met:

• You set up the Find My app before you lost the AirPods case.
• One of the AirPods is still inside the case.

If these conditions aren’t met, it won’t be possible to locate your AirPods case using Finy My.

Finding AirPods case using Find My

The case itself doesn’t have the H1 chip installed in the AirPods, which means there’s no way to track its location unless one of the AirPods is inside it.

The app will only be able to locate your devices if you turned on the feature and added your AirPods to Find My before you lost them.

Locating AirPods case using Find My on iPhone

1. Open the Find My app.

   

2. Tap Devices.

   

3. Tap your AirPods.

   

4. You’ll be able to see the location of your AirPods case on the map. If your lost case is open, you can tap Play Sound to make the AirPods inside it emit a sound.

   

5. If the AirPods case is closed, it won’t make a sound. Tap Directions to locate the case on Apple Maps.

   

Locating AirPods case using Find My on Mac, PC, or Android Devices

Find My is an Apple-only feature; it doesn’t have an app for Android or Windows PCs. Nevertheless, you can access it on icloud.com. This guide was done on a Mac, but you can also follow these steps on Android and Windows PC.

1. Go to icloud.com and sign in with your Apple ID.

   

2. Click Find iPhone.

   

3. Click All Devices at the top and select your AirPods from the dropdown menu.

   

4. You’ll be able to see the exact location of your AirPods on the map. Click Play Sound to make the AirPods emit a sound if they’re nearby.

   

Finding AirPods case using Lost Mode

Lost Mode is a feature that was introduced in iOS 15. It only works for AirPods 3^rd Generation, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max. If you don’t have an iPhone, you can use Find My on icloud.com on any device.

Here’s how to use it:

1. Open the Find My app.

   

2. Tap Devices.

   

3. Tap your AirPods.

   

4. Scroll down, and under “Mark As Lost”, tap Activate.

   

5. Read the information that appears on your screen and tap Continue.

   

   The AirPods will now be a part of a network of Apple devices. If they’re found by someone who’s part of the network, you’ll receive a notification on your iPhone and an email on your Apple account letting you know that your AirPods case has been found.