Do you want to use your AirPods while you watch TV? As long as your TV supports Bluetooth audio (and most do), you can easily pair your AirPods with your TV. This minHour article will show you how to pair your AirPods with some of the most popular Smart TV models.
Pairing with a Samsung Smart TV
Open Settings on your Samsung.
Using the remote, press the button that’s on the lower left side of your remote.
- If you don’t see that button on your remote, press the left arrow button on the Home screen (press the Home button if you’re not on the Home screen) until you see the gear icon (you will need to navigate left a few times). Select the gear icon to open the Settings menu.
Navigate to Sound and press the right arrow button.
Pressing the right arrow button will navigate into that setting, so “Sound” is the main window.
Navigate to Sound Output and press OK.
The “OK” or “Select” button is the center button in the directional pad.
Navigate to Bluetooth Speaker List and press OK.
Your TV will begin searching for Bluetooth devices.
Put your AirPods in Pairing Mode.
To do this, open the case and press and hold the button on the back of the case for about 3-5 seconds, or until the LED starts blinking white.
Navigate to the AirPods displayed on your TV and press OK.
If your AirPods were blinking white, you’ll be able to pair them with your TV.
- Press OK on your remote to pair and connect your AirPods.
- A success message will display on your screen when they have connected.
Press OK on your remote and close the Settings menu.
To do this, navigate over “Close” and press the button again, then you’ll see that your AirPods are selected as the “Sound Output.” Continue navigating to “Close” and pressing until you’re out of the menus.
- Your AirPods will stay connected to your TV until they run out of power or until you manually disconnect them using the same steps.
Pairing with an LG TV
Navigate to the right side of your screen.
Shortcuts will appear.
Click the arrow next to “Sound Out” to change the output to “LG Sound Sync/Bluetooth” and select Device Selection.
You’ll see this all on the right side of your screen, near the middle of the menu of icons.
- A larger menu will appear on the screen.
Put your AirPods in Pairing Mode.
To do this, open the case and press and hold the button on the back of the case for about 3-5 seconds, or until the LED starts blinking white.
Navigate to your AirPods under “Available Devices” and select them.
Your TV will immediately begin connecting to them, and you’ll see a notification in the top right corner that they’ve connected.
- Your AirPods will stay connected to your TV until they run out of power or until you manually disconnect them using the same steps.
Pairing with a Vizio TV
Plug in your Bluetooth transmitter to your TV.
Depending on the transmitter you purchased, it’ll plug into the AUX port, an optical port, RCA, or a coaxial port.
- Since Vizio uses Bluetooth LE and your AirPods use Bluetooth AAC/SBC, you’ll need to use a Bluetooth transmitter, which you can purchase from almost any electronics retailer, like Best Buy or Walmart.
Turn the transmitter on and put your AirPods in Pairing Mode.
To put your AirPods in Pairing Mode, open the case and press and hold the button on the back of the case for about 3-5 seconds, or until the LED starts blinking white.
- Make sure the other Bluetooth devices in range are off so the transmitter doesn’t try to connect to that instead of your AirPods.
- Your AirPods will then be connected to your transmitter and Vizio TV!
Pairing with a Sony TV
Navigate to Settings.
You can do this by pressing the gear icon on your remote and pressing when a menu appears on your screen.
Navigate to Bluetooth settings and press ↵ Enter.
The key is the center button in the directional pad and will open up that menu. You’ll probably need to scroll down the menu to find in the “Network & Accessories” section.
Toggle Bluetooth on
Some TV remotes use Bluetooth for some functionality, so this may already be switched on. If that’s the case, skip this step.
- You can toggle it on by pressing Enter on your remote.
Navigate to Add device and press ↵ Enter.
Your TV begins to search for Bluetooth devices that are nearby.
Put your AirPods in Pairing Mode.
To do this, open the case and press and hold the button on the back of the case for about 3-5 seconds, or until the LED starts blinking white.
- When the TV finds the AirPods in Pairing Mode, you’ll see them appear on the screen.
Press ↵ Enter (if only your AirPods are in the list.
If there are multiple devices, navigate to your AirPods first). It’ll take a few seconds for your TV to connect with your AirPods. Once they are paired, you’ll see a notification at the bottom of your screen.
- Your AirPods will stay connected to your TV until they run out of power or until you manually disconnect them using the same steps.
- The Sony Bravia model XBR43X800H does not have Bluetooth audio capabilities, and the Bluetooth only shows non-audio devices, like remotes and keyboards.
Tips
- You can pair your AirPods easily with your Apple TV using a few different methods.