It usually happens to me. you have a device that works perfectly, until it stops working, and you see a tiny LED that it had always been off that is now on. Horror. Something happens. To look for the instructions like crazy to see what the hell that flashing light is telling me. Nothing good, for sure.
The case of the AirPods It has a tiny LED that is used to tell you what state the headphones are in at all times. It is not bad to remember its different states from time to time to understand the message that the happy little light is transmitting to you.
Both the AirPods and AirPods Pro come in a carrying case that is capable of charging the earbuds approximately four times, providing a combined battery life of up to 24 hours. The LED light of said case can be seen in pepper salad different that help indicate the status of the AirPods you are using
Depending on whether the AirPods are in your case Or if the lid is open or closed, the LED lights on the box can indicate a variety of different things. So, without further ado, let's take a look at the following indicators.
Both AirPods and AirPods Pro use the same way to display their status.
The different states of the LED
- Flashing white light: This occurs right after pressing the pairing button on the back of the AirPods or AirPods Pro. Indicates that the AirPods have entered pairing mode and are ready to initiate the Bluetooth connection with a new device.
- Green light when AirPods are in the box: If you have placed the AirPods in the charging case and the LED shows green light, it means that both the AirPods and the charging case are on full battery.
- Green light when the case is empty: If you haven't inserted your AirPods and you still see the green LED light, it means your charging case is on full battery and doesn't require any additional charging.
- Amber light when AirPods are inserted: If the LED light on the box turns from green to amber as soon as you insert the AirPods, it indicates that the AirPods are not on full battery and that the box has started charging.
- Amber light when the case is empty: This indicates that the charging case is not full of battery and needs to be charged.
- Amber light when connected to power supply: This shows that the AirPods case is actively charging.
- Green light when connected to power supply: This means that the AirPods case is fully charged and you can disconnect it from the power source.
- Flashing amber light: If you are one of those unfortunate people who come across this status light in your case, don't panic. It just means that you have encountered a pairing error and you will have to reset your AirPods by holding down the pairing button on the back and redo the process.
Are you using a case of wireless charging with your AirPods? If so, when you place the box on a wireless charging dock, the case's LED light will turn on for eight seconds to indicate that charging has started, after which the LED remains off while placed on the charging pad regardless of whether the box is fully charged or not. You'll have to tap on the box or remove it from the charger for the LED to light up again.
Pressing the pairing button turns the white light on, but does not blink. Neither the iphone nor my macbook recognize the airpods ..