- I'm Andru Edwards and you're watching Gear Live.
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AirPods are the most popular wireless headphones
in the world.
The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
are two of the most popular video game consoles of all time.
It only makes sense that these should all work together.
So in this video, we see if it's possible
to get your AirPods working with your PlayStation 4
and your Xbox One, allowing you to game wirelessly.
What is going on Tech Squad?
Andru Edwards here, Editor-in-Chief of GearLive.com.
As I mentioned, AirPods are the most popular wireless
headphones in the world right now.
And that is actually a true fact.
There is no pair of wireless headphones
that sell more than AirPods do.
Ever since I dropped that video a couple weeks ago
after E3 showing how to get Game Pass Ultimate
for the price of Xbox Live Gold for three years,
saving almost $400, there were a lot of comments
that came in on that video
that had a bunch of good questions.
A lot of them had nothing to do with even Game Pass Ultimate
at all, they were just general tech questions,
probably because this is a tech channel,
and a lot of new eyeballs were on that video.
By the way, if you missed that video,
there's a link down in the description below,
and I'll put a card up here as well,
so you don't miss those incredible deal.
So the question is, can you use your AirPods
with the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One?
And the answer is yes.
You can use your AirPods with your favorite game console,
well not the Nintendo Switch without a dongle,
but you can use your AirPods with an Xbox One
and with a PlayStation 4.
Contrary to popular belief,
the AirPods don't just work with Apple products.
In fact you can use them with Android phones.
You can use the with anything that supports Bluetooth.
They just have extra features if you use them
with an Apple device.
So let's get started.
Here's how to use your AirPods with your game console,
starting with the PlayStation 4.
On your PlayStation 4 dashboard, go into Settings,
and then choose Devices, then Bluetooth Devices.
From there, you're gonna wanna open up your AirPods case
and hold down the button on the back of the case
until the status light starts blinking.
From there, you'll see your AirPods come up as an option
on your PS4.
Select it and you're good.
At this point, you're able to use your AirPods
with your PS4 wirelessly.
Super simple, super easy.
Now over on the Xbox One side of things,
this is actually a little bit different.
The Xbox One does not have Bluetooth built in
that allows it to simply connect
to Bluetooth wireless headphones.
However, there is sort of a workaround.
And to use that workaround.
You need to download the Xbox app.
Fire up the Xbox app on your IOS or Android device,
and I assume if you're using AirPods you more than likely
have an IOS device, so your iPhone.
Then you wanna tap on the icon that looks like
three people sitting together near the top right
and create or join a party.
From there, simply connect your AirPods to your phone
like you usually do, and you'll be able to do party chat
on you Xbox through your smartphone.
So while you're playing with your friends,
or with you enemies, you'll be able to talk and hear them
through your AirPods.
And again on the Xbox that is a little bit
of a workaround.
But for party chat it works really well.
PlayStation 4 seems to be more hit or miss.
And I'm not sure if it's because there's
a difference between the AirPods 1 and the AirPods 2.
Some people say it only works for them
if they keep their AirPods case open the whole time
they're doing it.
Some people say they can't get it to work at all.
So again your mileage may vary.
Let me know how it goes for you.
And if you are successful, which AirPods you're using,
the first generation or the second generation.
Now if you're looking for more tips and tricks,
especially as it pertains to IOS,
I did just drop a video showing how you're gonna be able
to use both your PlayStation Dual Shock 4
and your Xbox One S Controllers
with you iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and even the Apple TV.
If you wanna see that video I will leave a link
down in the description below along with the card up here
to make it easy for you to find.
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Til next time thank you so much for watching guys.
I appreciate your support.
I'm Andru Edwards and I will catch you in the next video.
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