buying second-hand airpods and having problems for signing it in my apple id

I don’t have access to the last owner of my airpods to tell him/her to remove these airpods from find my! What should I do?

AirPods Pro (2nd generation)

Posted on Jan 23, 2024 2:24 AM

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Jan 23, 2024 10:05 AM in response to Nabi8

Nabi8 wrote:

I don’t have access to the last owner of my airpods to tell him/her to remove these airpods from find my! What should I do?

Then the airpods are useless to you and anyone else. Recycle it, you won't be able to use since you can't get a hold of the previous owner.

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