With the launch of Apple's new operating system iOS14 / iPadOS14 Automatic Switching feature has been added for AirPods (XNUMXnd generation) and AirPods Pro version. This feature was found to facilitate the transition between the Apple devices that you own when listening to any content, as the AirPods are automatically linked between your different devices and in perfect harmony. However, some users did not like this feature, and preferred the normal (manual) switching of the headphones from one device to another, as was the case in the operating system. iOS13 And before.
"Are you one of those? You do not care, we have a solution, there is an easy way that enables you to stop this feature and restore manual switching between one device and another, just keep reading the article ... ”

First Let's talk about the benefits of the automatic switching feature of the Apple headphones, when this feature is activated and working in the background, and let's assume that you watch a video on the iPad and suddenly you receive a voice call on your iPhone, then when you answer this call, the Apple headset will connect immediately to the iPhone to enable you to listen to whoever is calling Your. And you will pause the video on iPad until you return to it later to complete it.
Very beautiful, isn't it? A very important and advanced feature that Apple introduced in the latest major update to iOS14, you may like the idea and this may be what you really want.
So why are some people not impressed with the Apple headset's automatic switching feature and may turn it off?؟
If you are the type who often uses his devices simultaneously, such as listening to audio content on the iPhone and at the same time watching a video clip on the iPad, the Auto Switch feature may be a nuisance rather than a useful aid.
How to turn off AirPods auto-switching in iOS 14?

You can change this feature as follows:
Connect the AirPods to the iPhone
Open Settings
Click on Bluetooth
- Press the little (i) next to your AirPods

- Click on "Connect to this iPhone"
- If you want to deactivate this feature, change the option from “Automatic” to “When Last Connected to This iPhone”

If you want to turn it on, then reverse the selection above
You must repeat the previous steps for all Apple devices that you use and want to change the auto-switch feature in them, whether they are (iPhone or iPad) that are running iOS14 / iPadOS14 or on Mac devices that are running Big Sur.

Choosing "When Last Connected to This iPhone" or "When Last Connected to This iPhone" means that the AirPods will connect to this device if they were connected to the same device when you last used them.
For example, suppose you were using AirPods on the iPhone to listen to the Holy Quran before bed, the next morning and when you put the AirPods in your ears, you would automatically link to the last device they were connected to, in this case of course it will be the iPhone. And this is exactly how the AirPods work since Apple launched them in September 2016 and until the update to iOS14.
Choosing "Automatic" or "Automatic" is the new feature that Apple added in the new iOS14 major update, which will be activated automatically when you update your device to this system.
To explain the benefit of the new feature in a simpler way, suppose that your AirPods are connected to the iPad while you watch a series, for example, and you play any audio content on the iPhone, the headphones will disconnect their connection to the iPad and freeze the show of the series and transfer directly to the iPhone to be able to listen to it Audio content.
Headphones that support this feature
- AirPods Pro headphones model number A2083, A2084, A2190
- AirPods 2nd Generation (2032nd Generation) Model No. A2031, A1938, AXNUMX
- Powerbeats Pro headphones
- Powerbeats headphones
- Beats Solo Pro headphones
It means that if you own headphones AirPods first generation, which were launched for the first time in 2016, you will not find this feature available on your phone or iPad after updating to iOS14, and this issue can be confirmed by:
Connect the AirPods to the iPhone
Open Settings
Click on Bluetooth
- Press the little (i) next to your AirPods
Scroll down and you will find the form number under the “About” section.
- If the model number is A1523, A1722, A1602, you will not find the automatic transfer feature available as we mentioned above
The author of the article: Samer Wahib
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