The announcement of the release of the Apple AirPods recently last year brought about a wave of questions most of which were about how to find the AirPods in case they go missing. Tech users all over the world are familiar with the lack of cable in the earphones.
Apple was quick to realize the predicament and seeing how owning a pair of AirPods probably means frequently losing them, the company has taken some measures regarding the issue. The company is releasing a few basic means to help users find a lost earbud if not both.
Reports by The Wall Street Journal state that Apple is incorporating support for the portable AirPods in the Find My iPhone app. The updates will be seen the new release of iOS 10.3 which is due to launch for the public in the next few weeks. Chances that AirPods users will need this are not small.
The app will allow users of the AirPods to locate either the last known or current location of their headphones. However, it appears like Apple is more likely to determine the latter on the basis of there the 'case' (and not the actual earbuds) was last seen.
Additionally, the location data will be fairly large, the app will only confirm for users whether their AirPods were left behind at a coffee shop or at work or whether they are home. The data will not be precise enough to determine the longitudinal and latitudinal coordinates of the earbuds in your house.
Apple has been busy releasing new updates with the dawning of the New Year. In order to help users with the location dilemma in the case where the earbuds have been separated from their case, the company is set to issue sound from each earbud. Undoubtedly, this will only work if the earbuds have any remaining power left.
It goes for the greater good of the Apple community to find an official application release. Previously, a developer had uploaded an app by the title of "find my AirPods" shortly after the release of the earbuds. The application was pulled by Apple soon after for unstated reasons.
That pulled app in truth went a step further in aiding users to locate a lost earbud by making use of Bluetooth signal strength. The signal informed users if they were "getting warmer or colder" in the search for the missing device.
Although it was not the perfect solution either, it might have proved more helpful in a situation where blasting music out of the earbuds would not work.
