Will Airpod work with iPod nano ?

I am so disappointed that my new AirPods that I waited so long to get won't work with either my Nano or Shuffle, or my older Ipod classic.

The Nano/Airpod combination would seem to be the ultimate in portability.

They do work with the Nano, however the volume level is a huge disappointment. I have $25 wireless bluetooth ear buds that are entirely better. Major disappointment.

Yes they do with my 2 year old Nano.

Well just for the heck of it I thought I would try my Airpods again with my Bluetooth nano and today the volume was loud. I'm cautiously optimistic because I thought it was fixed and they went quiet again before. So today I cycled power on the nano several times, forgot and repaired the Airpods several times too and they were still loud. Now when I say loud it's not loud like when I paired them to an Android device but it's much better than before and more respectably loud, Now that the iPods have all been discontinued 😟 there will be no more updates so I suspect they updated the Airpods to maybe fix it. The Airpod version I have is 3.7.2. Can't remember the old version number but this sounds new. If anyone else has this same config of Airpods with a Bluetooth nano let me know if yours is working better too. Maybe Apple listened to us!

Just reset your settings on the iPod Nano and volume is then controllable from the iPod. Certainly get top volume on mine

No. They are not standard Bluetooth headphones. The interactions are more complex. The bottom of AirPods web page

https://www.apple.com/airpods/

says, "Requires iCloud account and macOS Sierra, iOS 10, or watchOS 3." So it works with supported Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple Watch models.

Yes! Open cover of AirPod case and hold the button down on the back of the case. Light will turn blue and bluetooth will recognize. Tap to connect and you are good to go! Thank you to oneaaron for replying to this thread. Worked like a charm.

Also experiencing the low volume with my Airpods bluetoothed to my Nano. Got the latest software on both nano and Airpods. Tried suggestions above and still low volume. Read on another post to try another Bluetooth device so tried my cheapo Android tablet and they are super loud and sound great. Com'on Apple let's fix this issue I'm guessing with the nano.

My problem exactly! How does one increase the volume?

You are awesome!!! It worked! Thank you! No more carrying my Bose around on the go... again thanks!!!🤗

Thought I'd update. Apple literature isn't clear. But they pair and work with ALL Bluetooth devices. It's just the iCloud sync that does not.

Shame they can't make them work. As it's a deal breaker for me 😟 They are able to connect them to Apple TV though, WITHOUT an iCloud account.

So there must be another reason why it's not possible. Wireless headphones that aren't compatible with their most portable music devices is a shame.

I agree. Shame..... My wife and son bought for Xmas gift For me. $140+. gift. They are very disappointed. I have the most recent Bluetooth Nano iPod. Guess I use my IPhone 7. Again what a shame to not include for the smallest most mobile Apple device. I feel bad for them given they thought they had researched compatibility. Have to be tech guru I guess when gifting tech gifts☹️.

They update themselves when they are near your iPhone. 3.5.1 is the current version. I talked to Apple support and didn't get any help on the volume issue. If enough people complain maybe it will get fixed.

Yeah it's pretty ridiculous. I posted on macrumors about mp3 players I tested. https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/airpod-mp3-player-discoveries.2031953/

The fact that the nano doesn't work is crazy, considering cheap Chinese mp3 players connect at normal volume (connection issues aside). People who say the nano isn't on the "supported devices" interpreting the list incorrectly. Bluetooth should work be fine.