AirPods case: Flashing white

What Apple says to do

1. On an Android phone or other non-Apple device, turn Bluetooth on and select the AirPods when they appear in the list of Bluetooth devices.
2. On an iPhone or iPad, hold the open case close to it and follow the steps on its screen.

The same colour on other earbud cases

Another maker can use this colour for something else entirely.

• Pixel Buds: Solid white, lid open — The Pixel Buds are fully charged.
• Pixel Buds: Solid white, lid closed — The case has plenty of charge.
• Pixel Buds: Breathing white, lid open — One or both earbuds are charging, and the case has more than 20% charge.
• Pixel Buds: Breathing white, lid closed, plugged in — The case is charging, on a wired or wireless charger.
• Pixel Buds: Bouncing white — The Pixel Buds are in pairing mode, ready to be found by a new device.
• Pixel Buds: Blinking white and orange — A factory reset is in progress.
• Pixel Buds: Switching between white and orange — The Pixel Buds are trying to pair, but one of them is not seated properly in the case.

Other Apple AirPods case lights

• Green
• Amber
• Pulsing amber, briefly
• Flashing amber, briefly
• Flashes amber, then white
• No light
• All Apple AirPods case lights on one page