can you connect airpods that are not yours to find my?

darcie213 wrote:

can you connect airpods that are not paired to your iphone to find my?

AirPods* are first paired with a device, which then effectively pairs the AirPods with all devices associated with an Apple ID, and not with a specific device.

Switch your AirPods to another device - Apple Support

If you're signed in with the same Apple ID on your devices, your AirPods will switch automatically from listening to music on your iPad to answering a phone call on your iPhone, for example.

If the AirPods are already paired with your Apple ID, yes, you can track them.

AirPods paired with an Apple ID of another, no.

If somebody else needs help finding theirs, they can log in at and use https://iCloud.com/find

*Requires AirPods (2nd or 3rd gen), AirPods Pro (1st or 2nd gen), or AirPods Max

Hi darcie213,

The following information may be helpful:

To locate your AirPods, you must turn on Find My on a paired device (such as your iPhone or Mac) before they’re lost.

Locate AirPods in Find My

Take care!