Apple AirPods are incredible devices for doing a multitude of activities within the Apple ecosystem. However, it is also possible to connect them to both the PlayStation and the Xbox. In this article, we are going to see how you can connect any of the different AirPods to Japanese and American brand devices.
How to connect AirPods to PlayStation?
The fifth generation playstationas in the previous generation, it is necessary to have a adaptador bluetooth to carry out the synchronization and pairing process between AirPods and the console. If you already have this accessory, the procedure to carry out the synchronization is the following:
- First of all, you have to have the AirPods in pairing mode, in the same way that you will pair with any other device.
- Next, connect the Bluetooth adapter to the PlayStation V, since the Japanese brand device does not have integrated Bluetooth, so you have to place the adapter in one of the console’s USB ports.
- With the AirPods in pairing mode and the Bluetooth adapter, you have to go Settings > Devices > Bluetooth devices. Then select “Add a device” and follow the onscreen instructions to pair your AirPods with the Bluetooth adapter.
- Once you already have the AirPods paired with the PlayStation, you have to go to Settings> Sound> Output devices.
- In the event that you want to change the audio output of the AirPods to the TV output, you have to go to Output Device and change the AirPods to TV.
And you don’t have the accessory necessary to carry out the link between the PlayStation and the AirPods, then we are going to attach an adapter that works really well for both of today’s best selling consoles.
How to connect AirPods to Xbox?
As with the PlayStation, AirPods cannot be connected via Bluetooth to any of the Xboxes currently sold, so you also need a adapter to carry out the pairing.
The first synchronization steps are Similar to those described in the previous section, that is, you have to have the AirPods in pairing mode and the Bluetooth adapter connected. In the event that the adapter is not automatically detected, you have to go to setting of the Xbox and select “Devices and accessories”. Then, click on “add a device”. Once the headphones and adapter have been connected, you have to perform the following steps inside the Xbox.
- On Xbox, go to settings and select “Display and sound.”
- Select “Audio output” and then “headphones”.
- Make sure the “headphones” option is selected and the volume is set to a suitable level.
On the PlayStation, as on Xbox in any of its variants, the procedure is quite unorthodox, especially since we are talking about devices that have a very high cost and that you are considering to play high-level video games. No one has any doubt that Sony and Microsoft have a pending task and that it should improve in the next generations, because Bluetooth headphones are completely entrenched among the population and having to buy an extra accessory is annoying to say the least.
And you don’t have the accessory necessary to carry out the link between the PlayStation and the AirPods, then we are going to attach an adapter that works really well for both of today’s best selling consoles.
