Do W1 chip headphones auto connect to iPad Air 2?

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Do W1 chip headphones auto connect to iPad Air 2?

I have recently bought a set of Beats X headphones for use in the gym and I know that they contain a W1 chip which has the capability of auto pairing to my iPhone 7 Plus (iOS 10.3.3) and also connects to my Apple Watch Series 2 with no trouble.

However, when I am at home and wish to use these headphones with my iPad I hit a bit of a barrier. I have an iPad Air 2 running iOS 10.3.3. but the headphones do not auto connect to it. I have to follow a slightly more time consuming process through bluetooth settings.

Does anyone know if this is an know issue and if they have a workaround / fix for this. Or is it the case that my iPad is a little old and would need a slightly newer 2017 iPad or iPad Pro for this to work?

iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi, iOS 10.3.3

Posted on Aug 21, 2017 1:17 PM

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Answer 1

raina_b22

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Aug 22, 2017 7:57 AM in response to TomBtecH

Hi TomBtecH,

I understand that you'd like to know more about automatically pairing your BeatsX headphones with various devices. I'm happy to provide some help with this.

I've found some helpful information on this in the following article:

Set up and use your BeatsX earphones

According to this, the ability to automatically pair in the way you've described is reserved to iPhones with iOS 10. That being said, ensuring that your Apple Devices are signed in using the same iCloud account would automatically set them up as well:

If you have an iPhone with iOS 10, follow these steps. When you set up your earphones in this way, they also set up automatically with any of your other supported devices that are signed in to iCloud and using iOS 10, macOS Sierra, or watchOS 3.

Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities. Cheers!

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TomBtecH Author

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Aug 22, 2017 8:46 AM in response to raina_b22

Thank you for your response.

This is where i believe the problem may lie then as i am not signed into my iCloud on my iPad.

Thank you for the information.

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