"Find My" is not linking/adding my new AirPods Pro 3

Bought a new pair of Airpods Pro 3.

They linked perfectly to my iphone and MacBook via Bluetooth (in otherwords, I can listen to music/talk).

However, they won't connect to Find-my. Although Find-my is initially recognizing the AirPods when I seek to "add another item," Find-my fails to link the Airpods (after I assign the AirPods a name and Emoji within Find-my), and Find-my gives me the message "Could not Add a New Item. Make sure the item is nearby and ready to connect." IT IS NEARBY. IT IS CONNECTED. So Find-my is just not finishing the connection.

Yes, I updated my iOS on iPhone.

Posted on Sep 28, 2025 11:51 AM

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stevejobsfan0123

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Posted on Sep 28, 2025 12:02 PM

Did you enable the Find My Network on the AirPods?

Go to Settings > [your AirPods name] or Settings > Bluetooth > (i) next to your AirPods name. Then make sure Find My Network is enabled.

See How to turn on Find My on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac - Apple Support and scroll to the AirPods section of the article for more information.

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