Lol I was in a panic as I figured it would just work haha and nope, definitely not haha. But your tips eventually got it to relent and finally pair, I appreciate it so much.
Loving this thing, just getting my ass kicked around Hirata Estate in Sekiro (send tips or advice, I am the WORST Shinobi, this kid I’m supposed to rescue is fucked unless I get better hahaha).
Thanks for being awesome and helping with the quickness yesterday!
Hey yeah, sorry on my Honeymoon so only near my phone and the deck itself sporadically. I still am not 100% positive which of the suggestions made it eventually pair because I was taking a bit of a shotgun approach to trying nearly everything at once before takeoff.
With that said it’s likely the following:
Turning off Find My in the Air Pod settings (general settings area on the iPhone)
Renaming the Airpods to something different (BatPods in my case lol)
Turning off BT on the iPhone
Paired EVENTUALLY in game mode for me (others suggested Desktop mode which I tried but it didn’t work)
Trying repeatedly without changing stuff every time. It took a while for it to finally pair while.
Idk what did it (switched to beta too), but it paired and I will say I still don’t have volume in certain games (Sekiro for example which is somehow extra hard without sound haha).
I will investigate further after the trip but won’t unpaid till then and try again. Will try to narrow it down though to help my fellow Lemmings.
I also had this issue after I finally got my AirPods paired to my steam deck. What fixes it for me is after launching the game, open the Steam menu, go to Settings, and change the output device to the built in speakers, then back to the AirPods.
I didn’t have to turn off “Find My,” rename, or change anything on my iPhone for my AirPods Pro 2. I just followed Apple’s instructions.
I also had to use the Steam button below the left trackpad and go into Settings to flip audio to internal then back to Bluetooth to get the sound to stop being choppy (in Rez Infinite), but I lay the blame for that on Valve, not Apple.
Also dumb: the ⋯ quick access button below the right trackpad lets you turn Bluetooth off and on under ⚙ Quick Settings, but upon re-enabling Bluetooth the AirPods don’t display underneath or connect. You still have to go into Settings → Bluetooth to connect.
“It just works”
It does… with Apple products. They couldn’t give a shit whether it works with your Steam Deck.
“It just works (with limited compatibility)”
Turning off Bluetooth on my phone then opening my AirPods and holding the white button until the led starts flashing white is what foes it for me. I’ve had a ton of trouble with getting it working and have had to completely remove from my phone then factory reset the AirPods then pair to phone, turn off Bluetooth then the steps above to get it to work.