Why can’t I track my AirPods?

wpadminAugust 25, 2022

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There are different reasons you can’t track your AirPods. When you try to track it, you get a NO LOCATION FOUND message. You can track your AirPods;

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1 What to do to track my AirPods?

4 How to reset my AirPods?

5 Why don’t Airpods have GPS built into it?

6 Can I get an external GPS for my Airpods case?

7 Where can I buy an external GPS for my Airpods?

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If your Find My app is turned off before your AirPods goes missing
Your AirPods are running out of battery
Your AirPods is out of 40 feet range from the device you use to track it.

Note: you can’t also get your AirPods to play a sound when they are misplaced to find them if the NO LOCATION FOUND message pops up when you are in the FIND MY section.

What to do to track my AirPods?

Following the different reasons why you can’t track your AirPods, you should;

Enable the FIND MY app always
Ensure your AirPods are always charged
Keep your AirPods within the 40 feet range to your connected device.

However, if you still can’t track your AirPods after putting in place all the points listed above, then you should hope that you find it luckily or consider getting a new one.

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How to stop AirPods from being tracked?

If you lent your AirPods to a friend and they connected it to their device when you collect it back, you would want to stop them from tracking it as your AirPods is already stored in their list on their devices. Stopping your AirPods from being tracked by someone else should be done in terms of security reasons. Once you are with your AirPods, the third party can track your location or make use of the AirPods sound to play pranks on you while listening to music on your AirPods.

To stop your AirPods from being tracked, you have to reset them. This will restore your AirPods back to factory settings and be disconnected from any prior connected device, which includes yours.

How to reset my AirPods?

Follow the steps below to reset your AirPods.

Place your AirPods in their charging case and leave the case open.
Press the button behind the case until you see a white flashing light.
The flashing white light indicates that your AirPods has been reset, and all previous connection has been disconnected.

The second method you can use to stop your AirPods from being tracked is by going to the settings app on your iPhone and commanding your AirPods to forget any device you don’t want to track it. This is how to do it;

Go to the Settings app on your iPhone and click on Bluetooth.
Select your AirPods from the list of connected devices
Tap FORGET THIS DEVICE
Any person who could track your AirPods will no longer be able to do that again.
Your AirPods will also be automatically removed from the list of devices on their iCloud account.

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Why don’t Airpods have GPS built into it?

Airpods don’t have GPS built in them because of their small size, as adding a GPS tracker in it will make the AirPods bigger and, therefore, no longer portable for users. Also, the AirPods battery won’t give you a good listening time if GPS is configured in AirPods.

Can I get an external GPS for my Airpods case?

Yes, you can get an external GPS for your AirPods case. Several third-party GPS tracking devices can be attached to your AirPods to help you track it faster if it goes missing.

Where can I buy an external GPS for my Airpods?

You can buy external GPS devices from e-commerce stores like Amazon, ebay, Alibaba, etc.