Your new AirPods will pair with your phone with just a tap when you open the case near your phone for the first time.Dave Johnson
Oh, AirPods - probably Apple's greatest invention since the iPhone. They're cordless, convenient, and cool looking. While they definitely up your style game, their super sleek design can make it slightly difficult to determine the battery life and any functionality issues with them.
Thankfully, your AirPods have Bluetooth technology that will display their battery life on a paired iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Here are three simple ways to check the battery life of your AirPods.
How to check AirPod battery life on your iPhone or iPad
If your AirPods are still in their charging case, you can use the following method:1. Check that the Bluetooth on your iPhone or iPad is turned on. To do that, swipe up from the bottom of your screen and verify that the Bluetooth symbol is blue.
Make sure that you have Bluetooth enabled.Christine Kopaczewski/Business Insider
2. Hold the AirPods near to the paired device and open the case.
3. A pop up will appear at the bottom of the screen. It will show the battery life of the AirPods and their case.
The battery life of both AirPods and their case will appear at the bottom of the screen.Christine Kopaczewski/Business Insider
1. On your Home page, swipe to the right right to access your widget page.
2. Scroll down and click "Edit."
3. Find the battery widget and click the green "+" to enable the widget. Click "Done" to save.
Find the "Batteries" widget and add it.Christine Kopaczewski/Business Insider
4. Now you'll see the battery percentage of your AirPods on the Widget page, as well as the battery percentage of your iPhone and any other connected device (Apple Watch etc.).
The battery life of your phone and everything connected to it will be displayed.Christine Kopaczewski/Business Insider
How to check AirPod battery life on your Mac
If your AirPods are paired with your Mac, you can view the battery life from the desktop. If you're wearing your AirPods you can view the battery life on screen. If you aren't wearing the AirPods, open the case first.
1. On the upper menu bar, you should see a Bluetooth symbol. Note: If you don't see the symbol you can enable it by opening "System Preferences > Bluetooth" and ticking the box next to "Show Bluetooth in menu bar."2. Click the Bluetooth symbol and verify that your Bluetooth is turned on. You'll then see your AirPods under "Devices."
3. Hover over the AirPods and you'll see the battery life of your left and right AirPods and the case.
On a Mac, you can see a readout of your AirPods' battery life from the Bluetooth menu.Christine Kopaczewski/Business Insider
How to check AirPod battery life without using a paired device
If you don't have a paired device with you, you can still get an approximate battery life of your AirPods.
Open the case and check the color of the LED. If it's green, the AirPods are over 50% charged. If it's amber, they're less than 50% charged.