Before you sell, give away, return, or recycle your AirPods
Learn how to get your AirPods ready for a new owner — including unpairing them from your Apple ID.
Remove your AirPods from your Apple ID
AirPods can be paired with only one Apple ID at a time. You need to remove AirPods from your Apple ID before giving away or selling them. That way, the new owner can pair them to their Apple ID and take advantage of all the features — including Find My.
You can remove AirPods from your Apple ID on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac signed in with your Apple ID. You only need to remove AirPods from your Apple ID on one device to unpair.
Your AirPods don't have to be connected via Bluetooth to your device — but the process might happen more quickly if your AirPods are Bluetooth-connected and within Bluetooth range of your device.
Remove AirPods from your Apple ID on iPhone or iPad
Open the Find My app.
Select the Devices tab, tap your AirPods, then swipe up.
Tap Remove This Device, then tap Remove to confirm.
Remove AirPods from your Apple ID on Mac
Open the Find My app
Select the Devices tab, then select your AirPods.
On the map, click the More Info button
.Click Remove This Device.
Cancel or transfer AppleCare coverage
If your AirPods are covered by an AppleCare plan, you can cancel or transfer that plan.
Transfer your AppleCare plan to the new owner
Clean your AirPods
Before you give your AirPods away, you might want to clean them for the new owner.
