If you already have the Apple Find My iPhone set up (and you should), the Find My AirPods feature is already set up. As long as you are in Bluetooth range, the missing buds will sound a chirping noise to help you locate them. Go to the Find My app on the phone and tap Devices. A list of your devices will open up. Tap on AirPods in the list. If your pods are connected, you can tap Play Sound and both should begin emitting the chirping noise for two minutes. If your pods are out of range, Find My will show you the last place you used your pods.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.