Wireless earphones are an incredible advancement in technology. They improve our ability to take our entertainment, discussions, recordings, and pretty much any other audio process we do on our phones with us.
AirPods, in particular, set the standard for simplicity and elegance in design. For such little pieces of technology, they offer remarkable battery life, audio quality, and microphone clarity.
I eventually ran into my first issue while transferring them from my iPhone to my iPad after wearing them practically all day every day.
The amber light on the left earbud began to flash. Despite the fact that my iPad showed they were linked, no audio was coming through. ‘What does the red light on AirPods mean?’ I figured it was time to do some research.
What Do The Airpods’ Lights Indicate?
The device is paired when it is white. The color red indicates that the battery needs to be charged. Green indicates that the battery is fully charged and ready to use. To signify their state, the LED can change between these three hues, which will either remain steady or blink.
It gets a bit more tricky after that, so I’ve compiled a list of all the possible permutations your AirPods could display when attempting to keep you updated on their condition.
AirPod Charging Case Lights
White flashing light
Your AirPods are in pairing mode when this white flashing light appears. You may have accidentally enabled pairing mode by pushing and holding the ‘Pairing’ button on the back of the charging case when you didn’t plan to.
In case it’s needed, there’s an Amber light with Airpods. The presence of an amber or red light in your AirPod case indicates that the AirPods are not completely charged and are receiving power right now.
When the Airpods aren’t in the case, the light is amber. If the led on your charging case glows amber or red when the AirPods are removed, it signifies the charging case battery isn’t fully charged and there’s less than one full charge left.
This indicates that it’s time to connect your case. When the case is plugged in, an amber light appears.
When the LED on your AIrPod case flashes amber or red while hooked into a power source, it signals the case is charging.
Green light with Airpods in case
While the AirPods are installed in the charger, a green light indicates that both the case and the AirPods are fully charged.
When the Airpods aren’t in the case, the light turns green. The charging case battery is completely charged if you notice a green light from the AirPod LED while the AirPods are away from the case.
When the case is plugged in, the light becomes green. When the case is hooked into a power source, a green light indicates that it is completely charged and ready to unplug.
Amber flashing light
Something is wrong with your AirPods if you see a flashing amber or red light. It typically indicates that a pairing mistake has occurred. To fix the problem, you’ll probably need to reset your AirPods.
No light
If your AirPods case is entirely dark, it has completely depleted its battery power.
If you haven’t been paying attention to the color of your AirPods’ LED lights when you handle them for any reason, the earphones themselves include a few noises to assist you keep track of your battery level.
What Do The Chimes On The AirPods Mean? AirPods will play one of three unique chimes to keep you informed.
Connected Chime
When you connect your AirPods to a device for the first time, they will create a chime sound to indicate that the connection was successful.
Battery Down Chime
When one or both of your AirPods reach 10% battery life, they emit a chime to signal that it’s time to charge.
Power Down Chime
You’ll probably hear the last sound shortly if you ignore the battery low chime. It means the AirPods have run out of charge and are shutting down.
If Amber Blinking Lights Appear,
There aren’t many issues with AirPods in terms of functionality. So it’s good to know that the one problem that may arise is readily rectified without having to travel somewhere.
All you need to know is how to reset your AirPods quickly. Don’t worry, it’s not that complicated.
Simply follow these steps and you’ll be back to listening to your podcasts in no time.
Unpair Your AirPods
When the earphones blink amber, it typically means there’s an issue syncing them to the smartphone.
You’ll want to make sure that your iPhone or iPad is totally turned off so that you can start over.
Simply go to your Bluetooth settings on your device, click on your AirPods, then select “Forget This Device.”
Reset Your AirPods
Now that the signal has been restored, it’s time to delete your AirPods’ memory.
On the rear of the casing, look for the setup button.
Hold the button down until the LED light flashes amber and then becomes a steady white blink.
Your AirPods will be reset and ready to reconnect after roughly 20 seconds.
Connect your AirPods to your iOS or Android device.
It’s time to reconnect and enjoy your audio experience now that the device’s memory and the AirPods have been cleared.
Simply reactivate the AirPods. The white LED light should start blinking.
This indicates that they are in the process of pairing.
Return to the Bluetooth settings on your iPhone or iPad and look for your AirPods in the list of discoverable devices.
To reconnect, tap them.
That’s all there is to it!
Now What
Your AirPods should now be operational.
You can try again if this does not solve your problem for whatever reason.
The blinking amber light, on the other hand, does not always indicate a difficulty pairing.
It refers to a general functioning issue.
If you happen to get your hands on a set of AirPods that aren’t working, simply go to an Apple shop and get them replaced.
Apples normally work well in place of lemons, but you should plan on paying a service charge just in case.
FAQ
What color means the Airpods are charging?
When the AirPod case is charging, whether you have the AirPods in it or not, the light on the case will be solid amber or red.
If you have AirPods in the case, the indicator will not turn green until both the case and each earbud is fully charged.
Your AirPods are most likely out of battery power if they have no LED color and won’t turn on. The LED should light up amber when plugged into a power source.
If it doesn’t, you’ll have to take use of your warranty to get them replaced.
Why does my Airpod light keep blinking?
The LED light will blink on and off for two reasons.
If the light is white and blinking, it means the AirPods are in “pairing” mode.
All you have to do is go to the Bluetooth device settings on your iPhone or iPad and connect to them.
An operational fault has occurred if your AirPods are flashing an amber or red light. A pairing mistake is the most common cause of this.
Resetting the AirPods generally solves the problem quickly.
Hold the setup button on the back of the AirPod charging case to reset your AirPods.
You must keep the button down until the LED light blinks amber and then continually flashes white.
Allow the AirPods to finish the reset process.
It may take up to twenty seconds to complete this task.
Repair your AirPods to your iPhone or iPad after it’s finished.
What does the red light on AirPods mean?
One of three things can be deduced from a red or amber light.
The AirPod case is attempting to tell you that the battery isn’t fully charged if it’s a solid light.
If the battery indicator remains solid amber while hooked into a power source, it means the battery is still charging.
If your AirPods, on the other hand, are blinking red, an issue has occurred.
It’s generally just a problem with your device’s pairing.
To get your AirPods to operate again, you may need to reset them.
If the blinking red light persists after resetting the AirPods, there may have been a software problem when the AirPods were upgrading.
If you’re having software issues, you’ll need to contact Apple.
(Don’t worry, software issues are quite uncommon.)
It’s very certainly a simple pairing problem.)
Why is my left Airpod flashing red?
If only one AirPod is blinking red, it signifies the earbud isn’t correctly synced with the other earbud or the device to which they’re connected.
Before repairing your AirPods to your device, you may need to reset them to get the earphones to sync again.
