How to Stop AirPods from Switching Between Apple Devices

mostAirPodsOne of the coolest features is that they can quickly switch between your Apple devices without you having to do anything.That way, if you're listening to music on your Mac but want to watch a video on your iPhone, you can just play the video and yourAirPodsIt will automatically switch to the iPhone.

Of course, this can also be annoying at times.Fortunately, you can stop your AirPods from connecting to other devices with just a few clicks.

How to stop your AirPods from automatically switching devices

One of the best AirPods features you might have missed is the ability to automatically connect to other devices.However, it can become annoying if you use too many Apple devices at the same time.

Fortunately, you can easily keep your AirPods from switching devices.But before we get started, make sure you have your AirPods with you.You need to connect them to your iPhone to change their settings.Then follow the steps below:

1. Connect your AirPods to your Apple device.

2. Go to Settings.

3. Select Bluetooth.

4. Tap the information (i) icon to the right of your AirPods name.

5. Select Connect to this iPhone.

6. Tap the last time you connected to this iPhone.

This will prevent your AirPods from switching back and forth between your Apple devices.If you want your AirPods to start switching again, just repeat the steps above but select Automatic.

Which AirPods support automatic switching?

Fortunately, most AirPods support auto-switching, but if you don't see this feature available, your AirPods are too old to use.

These are the AirPods that support auto-switching:

AirPods (XNUMXnd generation or later).

AirPods Pro (XNUMXst generation or later).

AirPods Max.

As you can see, this feature is available on all AirPods except the first generation.

No more annoying toggles

Now you can wave goodbye to automatic switching.You can choose when to stop your AirPods from connecting to other devices, so you never have to worry about this feature again.