Why does my AirPod max not auto connect to my iPhone 14 pro

Connect and use your AirPods Max

You can listen to music, make phone calls, use Siri and more with your AirPods Max.

Use your iOS or iPadOS device to set up your AirPods Max

If you're setting up your AirPods Max for the first time, make sure that the device that you want to pair is up to date. Then follow these steps:

1. Go to the Home screen.
2. Take your AirPods Max out of the Smart Case, and within 60 seconds, hold them next to the device that you want to pair with your AirPods Max until you see a setup animation on the device that you want to pair. If you don't see the animation, make sure that your iOS or iPadOS device is up to date, or pair your AirPods Max with your iOS or iPadOS device manually by going to Settings > Bluetooth. If you don't see the status light flashing white on AirPods Max, press and hold the noise control button until the light flashes white.
3. Tap Connect to pair your AirPods Max with your device, or to set up features such as Hey Siri if you haven't yet set it up.
4. If you want to experience spatial audio, tap See & Hear How It Works to start the setup.
5. Tap Done. If you're signed in to iCloud, your AirPods Max are set up automatically with any of your supported devices that are signed in to iCloud with the same Apple ID.

Switch devices

Here's how to switch from listening to one device with your AirPods Max to listening to another.

Switch automatically

You need iOS 14.3 or later, iPadOS 14.3 or later, or macOS Big Sur 11.1 or later for your AirPods Max to switch between devices automatically.2 Your devices need to be signed in with the same Apple ID using two-factor authentication. For example, while listening to music on your iPad, you answer a call on your iPhone. Your AirPods Max switch from the music on your iPad to the phone call on your iPhone automatically.

In some situations, with macOS Big Sur, you'll see a notification about your AirPods Max on the screen of your Mac. When you hold the pointer over the notification, a Connect button appears. Click Connect to confirm that you want your AirPods Max to switch to — or stay with — your Mac.

If you want to turn automatic switching off for an iPhone or iPad, go to Settings > Bluetooth on that device with your AirPods Max on your ears. Tap the Info button  next to your AirPods Max in the list of devices. Tap Connect to This iPhone [or iPad], and then tap When Last Connected to This iPhone [or iPad]. To turn this feature on again, tap Automatically.

If you want to turn automatic switching off for your Mac, open Bluetooth Preferences on your Mac with your AirPods Max on your ears. Click the Options button next to your AirPods Max in the list of devices. Click Connect to This Mac, and then choose When Last Connected to This Mac. To turn this feature on again, choose Automatically.

Switch manually

If necessary, follow these steps to choose a different device to play audio or to switch the audio to different headphones or speakers.

On your iOS or iPadOS device

1. Open Control Centre on your iPhone or iPod touch, or iPad.
2. Touch and hold the audio card in the top-right corner of Control Centre to control audio.
3. Tap , then choose the device that you want from the list.3

On your Mac

Click the volume control  in the menu bar and choose your AirPods Max or other speakers under Output Device.

Connect and use your AirPods Max – Apple Support (AU)