How to Check Your AirPods Battery Level
How to Check AirPods Battery on an iPhone or iPad
If you are not using your AirPods, the easiest way to see the battery level of the Airpod is by opening the charging case that is your iPhone or iPad. An alert would come up at the bottom of your device’s screen showing the battery level of your AirPods and your charging case.
If nothing happens, ensure your iPhone or iPad is unlocked and on the Home screen, which is next to your AirPods charging case.
Unfortunately, this would only work when at least one of your AirPods is in the case. When your AirPods are separated with one in the case and one is in your ear, your iPhone or iPad would show you separate battery levels for each of them.
How to Check AirPods Battery on an Apple Watch
You can make use of your Apple Watch to check your AirPods battery level from the Control Center. All you need to do is to swipe up to open up the Apple Watch Control Center, then tap the Battery icon, which would look like a large percentage icon.
On the screen that follows, your Apple Watch would show you the battery levels for your Apple Watch and your connected AirPods. If your AirPods are in the open case, you can also see the current level of your charging case from this screen.
How to Check AirPods Battery on a Mac
AirPods makes use of Bluetooth to pair with a Mac, this means that you need to open the Bluetooth menu to check the battery level. To do this, simply click on the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar, then hover on the cursor on your AirPods to show the battery percentages. If you do not see this icon, go over to System Preferences > Bluetooth instead.
A Mac would show individual battery levels for each AirPod. However, you would be required to return at least one AirPod to the case and leave it open to view your charging case battery level as well.
Sometimes, the Bluetooth menu would take some time to update the battery readings. To force a refresh, Disconnect your AirPods, then Connect them again to the device.
Ask Siri to Check Your AirPods Battery on Any Device
No matter what Apple device you are currently using, you can also ask Siri to check your AirPods battery for you. This is a very useful feature if you are not looking at your device screen but you can access Siri using the AirPods on its own.
On an iPhone or iPad, just say “Hey Siri” or press and hold down the Side button (or the Home button if your iPhone has one). On an Apple Watch, use “Hey Siri” or Raise to Speak. And on a Mac, press and hold the Cmd + Space button.
Then say “Check my AirPods battery level” and the personal assistant would read out the battery level for your AirPods. If one or more of your AirPods is in the open case, Siri would tell you the battery level of your charging case as well.
If you are using your AirPods together with an Apple TV, the only way to check the battery level is by asking Siri. Press and hold down the microphone button on the Siri Remote to do so.
How to Check AirPods Battery on Android or Windows
AirPods work best with Apple devices, but you also can use them with any device by connecting them over Bluetooth. Unfortunately, when you connect your AirPods to an Android smartphone, you need to use third-party applications to check the battery level. And when you connect to a Windows PC, there is no way to check the battery level.
For Android users, several third-party apps for checking battery levels are available, but the most popular option is by using AirBattery. This free application shows your AirPods battery level when you open the application. Or you can upgrade to the Pro version to receive a battery notification whenever you open your AirPods charging case.
