Lost airpod
If I activate lost mode on one of my AirPods, can someone use the airpod that is missing and how would that person get the lost message to call the number on file?
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From the support document you posted from:
Turn on Lost Mode for your AirPods
When you turn on Lost Mode for your AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro, or AirPods Max, you can share a message with your phone number or email address. If someone finds your AirPods, they can see the message on their iPhone.
Turn on Lost Mode:
- On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, open the Find My app.
- Go to the Devices tab, and choose your AirPods.
- Scroll down to Mark as Lost, and select Activate.
- Follow the onscreen steps if you want your contact information to display for your missing AirPods.
5. Select Activate.
How? Hard to say, but I suspect it sets up the message on an Apple server, which is then retrieved by the nearby device by sending in the AirPod ID to Apple.
They would need an AirPod case to use the AirPod with their device. That is they would need to already own AirPods. If they don't you cannot set up a lone AirPod without a case.