AirPods are still empty: Apple asks for patience
Anyone who owns the AirPods Pro or the even more expensive AirPods Max was looking forward to a useful feature that should have come with iOS 15. Now Apple has to postpone the function and asks customers to be patient.
With the release of iOS 15, the Support of the “Where is?” Network for AirPods Pro and AirPods Max pending. But nothing will come of it at first. On the American website, Apple is currently adding a footnote to the corresponding announcement and promising: “Later this fall.” The information has not yet made it to the German feature page for iOS 15, so the delay has yet to be added (source: Apple).
AirPods Pro and Max first have to do without
Users should therefore take better care of their headphones and keep an eye on them, because when looking for misplaced AirPods Pro and Max you cannot go back to “Where is?”. As with the AirTags and other devices, one would have find the headphones again in an emergency with iOS 15 can. Specifically, this is how it works …
Even more features are to come for the AirPods – to be seen in the Video:
If lost AirPods Pro or AirPods Max get near other iPhones, iPads or Macs, the “Where is?” Function can pass on the approximate location of the headphones securely and confidentially – worldwide. The feature then helps to play a sound within Bluetooth range of the AirPods so that they can then be found accordingly. By the way, it’s not the only feature of iOS 15, which will appear late. We can see from the Apple website that this also applies to SharePlay in FaceTime and other features, for example.
iOS 15 is also available for older devices
After all: The update to iOS 15 is Compatible with all iPhones and iPads that are already using iOS 14. Older devices such as an iPhone 6s or even an iPad Air 2 can look forward to the support. IOS 15 was released on September 20th.
