Can stolen AirPods be tracked?

Use Find My to see your AirPods, AirPods Pro, or AirPods Max
AirPods Max
Your AirPods Max can get up to 20 hours of listening time, talk time, or movie playback when you have Active Noise Cancellation and spatial audio turned on. If you charge your AirPods Max for 5 minutes, you get around 1.5 hours of listening time.
on a map and play a sound to locate them
. If you already set up Find My with an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac that you're using with your AirPods, Find My can help you locate them.
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Can Apple track stolen AirPods?

Can Apple Track Stolen AirPods For You? Apple cannot track stolen AirPods. Even if you can provide the AirPods serial number, sadly this is not enough for them to be located. The only way to track them is using your iPhone if you have it with you, with the AirPods still in range.
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Can AirPods be tracked if reset?

Once AirPods have been reset it's impossible to track them. Despite Apple introducing their 'Find My AirPods' feature, if someone steals your AirPods, or finds them after they've been lost, you can only track them if they have not been reset.
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Can someone use stolen AirPods?

A single AirPod is certainly less useful to a thief than a pair. But if that thief steals another AirPod from someone else, they can still link the AirPods together to make a complete set using a charging case. At least you can still listen to music in one ear with the remaining AirPod.
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How do I know if someone stole my AirPods?

Using iCloud

Use your Apple ID and passcode to sign in. Click on Find iPhone. Select All Devices, and then select Airpods. You should know that there's no other reliable way of finding your Airpods (at least on Apple's part).
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Can you track stolen AirPods?



Does Apple track the AirPods or the case?

Unfortunately, the Find My app only tracks the location of your AirPod earbuds, and not the case itself. As a result, the case itself will also not be able to emit a sound for location tracking, as that feature is tied to the earbuds and the case itself lacks speakers.
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What should I do if someone stole my AirPods?

Apple says that if AirPods are lost or stolen, you'll have to buy new ones, just like any other Apple product. There's no anti-theft measures in place to protect your shiny wireless earbuds. That said, if one of your two AirPods is lost or stolen, Apple says you'll be able to buy just one.
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How do I find out who owns an AirPod?

Answer: A: No, there is no way for you to track that down. And that if they know the name and or Serial number of the air pods you can give it back.
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Can I track my AirPods if someone else is connected to them?

What is this? You cannot play a sound to help find your AirPods if you see a gray dot next to them on the map, but you can still get directions to the location where they were last connected. If your AirPods reconnect, you'll receive a notification on the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch that you're using them with.
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How far can AirPods track?

"Track" the AirPods? If they're lost, then the distance from you doesn't matter. If you mean how far they can be from the device used to supply their signal, then that is the standard Bluetooth distance which is about 40 feet (10 meters).
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How do I remove AirPods from someone else's iCloud?

Select the Devices tab. Select the device that you want to remove. On the map, click the More Info button . Click Remove This Device.
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How do I Find My AirPods no location?

If the lost AirPods can't be found, you'll see No Location Found (more on this below). If your AirPods aren't in the same place, the map will only show one of them at a time. Find the AirPod shown on the map and put back in the case. Then, refresh the map, and the map will show the other AirPod to help you find it.
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How can I prove my AirPods are mine?

Learn how to identify which generation of AirPods you have by using the model number.
...
Look in Settings
  1. Go to Settings > Bluetooth.*
  2. Find your AirPods in the list (for example, "John's AirPods").
  3. Tap the More Info button next to your AirPods, and you'll see the model number.
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How do I reset my stolen AirPods?

How to reset your AirPods and AirPods Pro
  1. Put your AirPods in their charging case, and close the lid.
  2. Wait 30 seconds.
  3. Open the lid of your charging case.
  4. On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, go to Settings > Bluetooth and tap the More Info button next to your AirPods. ...
  5. Tap Forget This Device, and tap again to confirm.
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How do I factory reset my AirPods?

How to Factory Reset Your AirPods Without a Phone
  1. Place both AirPods into the charging case. Open the lid. ...
  2. Locate the Setup button on the back of your AirPods case. Locate reset button.
  3. Press and hold the Setup button for 15 seconds. The status light should change from flashing amber to white. ...
  4. Close the lid.
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Why can't my phone Find My AirPods?

If you're having trouble getting your AirPods to connect, make sure your AirPods are charged, Bluetooth is turned on for the device you want to connect, and reset the device before trying again. If none of those steps work, you should un pair your AirPods from your device, reset the AirPods, and try to reconnect them.
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Where was my AirPods last connected?

This also works for dead AirPods; it will show their last online location when they were alive.
  1. Open your Find My app. ...
  2. Make sure you're on the Devices tab. ...
  3. Click on the device to see its last known location on a map. ...
  4. You'll get an option to play the sound from the left, right, or both AirPods.
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Does AirPods link to Apple ID?

If you're signed in to iCloud, your AirPods are set up automatically with any of your supported devices that are signed in to iCloud with the same Apple ID.
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Do AirPods have GPS in them?

The earbuds don't have a GPS connection, so Apple employs the iPhone's GPS tech. The map inside the Find My iPhone app will show you the last place the AirPods were in range of an iOS device connected to your iCloud account.
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Can you disable AirPods if stolen?

No, there is no Activation Lock service for Airpods. "Find My iPhone is the only way that you can track or locate a lost or missing device. There is no other Apple service that can find, track, or otherwise flag your device for you."
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How do I remove AirPods from Find My iPhone?

Remove a device from the Devices list
  1. Turn off the device, or put AirPods in their case. The device must be offline before you can remove it from the Devices list.
  2. In Find My iPhone on iCloud.com, click All Devices, then select the device you want to remove. ...
  3. Click Remove from Account.
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Are AirPods locked to iCloud?

Many people are unaware that their AirPods now support Activation Lock, which means they are locked to their user's Apple ID. This must be deactivated when selling or giving the devices away or no one else can use them.
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How accurate is Find My AirPods?

For this reason, using Find My AirPods to locate an AirPod that's been left behind isn't going to be particularly accurate, but it will give you a general idea of where they were lost so you can go back to the location.
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