{"id":137,"date":"2025-07-29T07:02:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T07:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/a.flowindsurfing.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/11\/how-to-connect-apple-airpods-to-apple-tv\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T11:39:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T11:39:39","slug":"how-to-connect-apple-airpods-to-apple-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/29\/how-to-connect-apple-airpods-to-apple-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"How to connect Apple AirPods to Apple TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-content cf entry-content content-spacious\">\n<p><strong>Apple TV is one of our favourite streaming boxes, but that doesn\u2019t mean everybody wants to hear you watching movies late at night. Fortunately, it\u2019s possible to connect a pair of AirPods and carry on without disturbing a soul.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve already paired your AirPods with an iPhone or other Apple product, they should already be set up to work with your Apple TV through your Apple ID, but you still need to select them as an audio option instead of your TV\u2019s speakers or soundbar.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how to do it.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-we-used\">What we used<\/h2>\n<p>For this guide, we used an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trustedreviews.com\/reviews\/apple-tv-4k-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple TV 4K<\/a> and a pair of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trustedreviews.com\/reviews\/apple-airpods-3\">AirPods 3<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trustedreviews.com\/reviews\/apple-airpods-max\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AirPods Max<\/a>, but the process is identical if you\u2019re using a standard pair of AirPods.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-short-version\">The short version<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the AirPods case<\/li>\n<li>Press and hold the Play button<\/li>\n<li>Select your AirPods from the list<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"block video-player\"><\/section>\n<section class=\"block block-mobile-ad block-mobile-ad-double\" style=\"height: 620px\">\n<div class=\"ad-label\" style=\"height: 20px\">\n        Advertisement    <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-inner\" id=\"ad_mobile-in-article_1\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"schema-how-to wp-block-yoast-how-to-block\">\n<ol class=\"schema-how-to-steps \">\n<li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1649853584344\">\n<div class=\"steps\">\n<h3 class=\"step-name\">Step  1.<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Open the case<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><img class=\"lazy lazy-hidden\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trustedreviews.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/a3-lazy-load\/assets\/images\/lazy_placeholder.gif\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.trustedreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/How-to-connect-AirPods-open-the-case-2-scaled.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">Open your AirPods case and either put it to one side or stick the buds in your ears.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1649853670891\">\n<div class=\"steps\">\n<h3 class=\"step-name\">Step  2.<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Press and hold the TV button<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><img class=\"lazy lazy-hidden\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trustedreviews.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/a3-lazy-load\/assets\/images\/lazy_placeholder.gif\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.trustedreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/How-to-connect-AirPods-press-the-TV-button-1-scaled.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">On your Apple TV remote, press and hold the TV button (it looks like a TV) and a list of available wireless devices should pop up.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1649853736211\">\n<div class=\"steps\">\n<h3 class=\"step-name\">Step  3.<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Select your AirPods<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><img class=\"lazy lazy-hidden\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trustedreviews.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/a3-lazy-load\/assets\/images\/lazy_placeholder.gif\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.trustedreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/how-to-connect-airpods-what-to-do-if-your-airpods-dont-show-scaled.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">Scroll down and select your AirPods from the list to connect to use them as the audio output option for your Apple TV.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1649853807466\">\n<div class=\"steps\">\n<h3 class=\"step-name\">Step  4.<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Go to the Settings menu on your Apple TV<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><img class=\"lazy lazy-hidden\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trustedreviews.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/a3-lazy-load\/assets\/images\/lazy_placeholder.gif\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.trustedreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/how-to-connect-AirPods-bluetooth-settings-scaled.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">If your AirPods don\u2019t show up you can connect them manually instead. Head into the Settings app, select the \u2018Remotes and Devices\u2019 option and then choose \u2018Bluetooth\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1649853841938\">\n<div class=\"steps\">\n<h3 class=\"step-name\">Step  5.<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Open the case<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><img class=\"lazy lazy-hidden\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trustedreviews.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/a3-lazy-load\/assets\/images\/lazy_placeholder.gif\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.trustedreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/how-to-connect-AirPods-Open-the-caseu002du002dscaled.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">Make sure the AirPods remain inside and hold down the button on the back until the status light starts flashing white.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1649853844340\">\n<div class=\"steps\">\n<h3 class=\"step-name\">Step  6.<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Select your AirPods from the list<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><img class=\"lazy lazy-hidden\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trustedreviews.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/a3-lazy-load\/assets\/images\/lazy_placeholder.gif\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.trustedreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/how-to-connect-airpods-Select-your-AirPods-from-the-list-2-scaled.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">The AirPods should now appear in the \u2018Other Devices\u2019 list. Use the remote to select them and they should connect to your Apple TV.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-keystone-faqs\">\n<h2 class=\"faqs-title wp-block-heading\" id=\"faqs\">FAQs<\/h2>\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block faqs-content\">\n<div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1649856051023\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Does this work with Beats headphones too?<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">This method will also work for some Beats headphones too, however not all models are supported. The recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trustedreviews.com\/reviews\/beats-studio-buds\">Beats Studio Buds<\/a> will not work in this manner as they don\u2019t have the required chip, however the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trustedreviews.com\/reviews\/beats-fit-pro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beats Fit Pro<\/a> will work. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"review-specs\">\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple TV is one of our favourite streaming boxes, but that doesn\u2019t mean everybody wants to hear you watching movies late at night. Fortunately, it\u2019s possible to connect a pair of AirPods and carry on without disturbing a soul. If you\u2019ve already paired your AirPods with an iPhone or other Apple product, they should already [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":138,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-audio"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=137"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":372,"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137\/revisions\/372"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}