Use AirPods with iPod touch
After you pair AirPods with iPod touch, you can use AirPods to listen to audio playing on iPod touch, make and answer calls, listen and respond to messages, hear reminders when you need them, listen to conversations more easily in noisy environments, and more.
Pair AirPods with your iPod touch
On iPod touch, go to Settings
> Bluetooth, then turn on Bluetooth.Press the Home button on your iPod touch.
Do one of the following:
AirPods (1st, 2nd, and 3rd generation) or AirPods Pro: Open the case with your AirPods inside, then hold it next to your iPod touch (iOS 15.1 or later required for 3rd generation AirPods).
AirPods Max: Take your AirPods Max out of the Smart Case, then hold AirPods Max next to your iPod touch.
Follow the onscreen instructions, then tap Done.
Note: If onscreen instructions for pairing your AirPods Max don’t appear, go to Settings > Bluetooth, then select your AirPods Max. If the status light doesn’t flash white on AirPods Max, press and hold the noise control button until it does.
Your AirPods are automatically paired with all of your supported devices where you’re signed in with the same Apple ID (iOS 10, iPadOS 13, macOS 10.12, watchOS 3, or later required).
Note: If you can’t pair your AirPods, see the Apple Support article If your AirPods won’t connect.
Do more with AirPods and your iPod touch
See the AirPods User Guide for detailed instructions on how to get the most out of your AirPods.
For information about protecting hearing from loud volume while listening to AirPods with iPod touch, see Use headphone audio level features on iPod touch.