AirPods Pro 2 case tracking not working.

I recently got the new AirPods Pro 2 and the tracking for the case isn’t working. It doesn’t even show up on my find my app. I have the iphoen xs max, could that be the reason why it’s not working? I don’t have the money to buy a new phone though.

Posted on Dec 4, 2022 7:50 AM

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Posted on Jul 14, 2023 9:56 AM

Don't know if this will help others but apple support helped me get mine going again.

This is what we did:


Went into settings > bluetooth > airpods pro and clicked the info button. Then "forget this device"


Went to setting > my name (at top) > Find my > Find my iphone > then turned off "find my iphone".


Waited one minute. Turned "find my iphone back on".


Grabbed the air pods case, opened it and held the button on the back for 10 or so seconds to enter pairing mode, and then followed to instructions on the screen to confirm pairing and then it worked.


Again, my problem might be different from others; but this seemed to work for me.

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Dec 25, 2022 5:50 AM in response to Chris_D13

Hi Chris,

I kind of have the same problem. I have a Iphone 13 pro max.

My phone is fully up to date, with all the latest software updates.

I just got the airpods pro2.

But no matter how many times i have tried to rest my airpods. Or even turn my phone on and off.

I am unable to find the case in the find my devices app. it shows me the airpods but not the case.

Is there anything I can do?

Nothing online seems to talk about the case not showing up as if its a given and no one els has this issue.

Feb 15, 2023 4:36 PM in response to Chris_D13

I have 16.1 installed. My phone said it couldn't connect to my airpods for a week. I tried from my iMac too. Same thing, but iMac told me a day earlier and 20 miles difference in location for 'last location'


I tried playing a sound, locating, etc. Nothing worked. Neither my iMac or my iPhone could connect to the airpods. I finally found them in the bottom of my purse. I thought they must be dead, but they weren't, the airPods were at 100% and the case at 93% charge. Once I opened the case, my iPhone could connect and play a sound etc.


This is completely worthless. How can I open the **** case if I don't know where they are?


There must be some fix for this? I've tried the privacy setting 'while using' suggestion. My airpods will not connect to my iPhone unless the case is open. I have my iPhone sitting next to my closed airPods case that are plugged into my iMac right now they are all within 6" of each other and I'm attempting to play a sound and am getting the following notification:


Attempting to Connect...


Find My will keep searching in the background for the next few minutes. A sound will be played if you device connects to it.


Anyone else having this issue or have fixed this issue?


Do I have to glue an Air Tag to my case? :/


Jan 8, 2024 9:03 PM in response to Roots0145

My airpods SEEM perfectly fine, but I have a problem, currently I'm trying to find out if it's because of my Iphone x or the airpod pros 2nd gen. When I first connected to, the pop-up screen said i needed the latest version of IOS. So I click on the pop-up where it says "check for update" and once it loads, it says towards the bottom "This iphone is updated to its latest version of IOS". I've come to terms with the fact I'm living in 2018 still, with the iphone x. Maybe it's my old phone, but my aunt and brother have the latest titanium iphone, and their version is the latest at version 16.5 but mines is at its very own latest version of 16.6.7. It's very odd and annoying because I've lost the left side and Find My is absolutely useless. I've exchanged it for a new pair of airpods this afternoon and it still has problems with Find My. I'll be forced to buy the latest iPhone if I want the top quality sound I bought it for.

Oct 2, 2023 7:16 PM in response to lazespud

Thank you very much for your post. I have the new pods with usb-c and the case wouldn’t connect. I’ve scrolled down trying every fix that didn’t work until I found yours. The only difference I used was a soft reset instead of turning the phone on/off and it worked perfectly. Thanks again you saved me at least a few hours on the phone and/or at trip to the 🍎 store.

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