Bad news for Apple, which recently tried to integrate AirPods into the Find My Device feature. While the option is useful, it would seem to create quite a few problems for users who want to replace or regenerate the earphones. Apparently, many people have complained about theinability to disconnect the AirPods from their Apple ID. This means that anyone trying to use the refurbished earbuds gets an “AirPods mismatch” message in the “Find My” app. Let’s try to understand why.
Apple AirPods: the problems related to the “Find my Airpods” function
According to what was reported by some users on the Net, the Refurbished or exchanged Apple AirPods they cannot be seen by the “Find My” option. To confirm this is an Insider report, which reports the problem of Walmart retailers, who are unable in any way to resell the refurbished earphones. Apparently, when someone tries to use the “Find My AirPods” feature they are faced with a pop-up message that reads: “The earbuds are linked to a different Apple ID, probably because one of the earbuds is confused with the AirPods of somebody else. Find out how to solve this problem by going to the article online “.
A problem that must be added to many others related to the possibility of regenerating the AirPods. According to Sunny Mohammad, CEO of R2Cell, Apple earphones “were already difficult to refurbish because they have many small and easily damaged parts.” Therefore, the malfunctioning of the “Find My” option did nothing but persuade the company to avoid re-tracing them. In reality, the situation is less dramatic than it seems. The problem can ultimately be solved by the original owner of the AirPods, by logging them out of their Apple ID before selling them. Also, if they are not reset to factory settings, the buyer will see a pop-up message saying that the “owner of this item will be able to see his location”. In short, the problems are not few. And retailers are starting to complain.