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"\n<p><strong>Apple TV is one of our favourite streaming boxes, but that doesn’t mean everybody wants to hear you watching movies late at night. Fortunately, it’s possible to connect a pair of AirPods and carry on without disturbing a soul.</strong></p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you’ve already paired your AirPods with an iPhone or other Apple product, they should already be set up to work with your Apple TV through your Apple ID, but you still need to select them as an audio option instead of your TV’s speakers or soundbar.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here’s how to do it.</p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-what-we-used\">What we used</h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For this guide, we used an <a href=\"https://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/apple-tv-4k-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple TV 4K</a> and a pair of <a href=\"https://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/apple-airpods-3\">AirPods 3</a> and <a href=\"https://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/apple-airpods-max\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AirPods Max</a>, but the process is identical if you’re using a standard pair of AirPods.</p>\n\n\n\n<h2>The short version</h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Open the AirPods case</li><li>Press and hold the Play button</li><li>Select your AirPods from the list</li></ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"keystone-video-block\"></div>\n\n<div class=\"schema-how-to wp-block-yoast-how-to-block\"><ol class=\"schema-how-to-steps \"><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1649853584344\"><div class=\"steps\"> <h3 class=\"step_name\">Step <br> 1</h3> <h2 class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Open the case</h2></div><img alt=\"\" src=\"https://www.trustedreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/54/2022/05/How-to-connect-AirPods-open-the-case-2-scaled.jpg\"><p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">Open your AirPods case and either put it to one side or stick the buds in your ears.<img alt=\"How to connect AirPods open the case 2\" src=\"https://www.trustedreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/54/2022/05/How-to-connect-AirPods-open-the-case-2-scaled.jpg\" /></p></li><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1649853670891\"><div class=\"steps\"> <h3 class=\"step_name\">Step <br> 2</h3> <h2 class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Press and hold the TV button</h2></div><img alt=\"\" src=\"https://www.trustedreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/54/2022/05/How-to-connect-AirPods-press-the-TV-button-1-scaled.jpg\"><p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">On your Apple TV remote, press and hold the TV button (it looks like a TV) and a list of available wireless devices should pop up.<img alt=\"How to connect AirPods press the TV button 1\" src=\"https://www.trustedreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/54/2022/05/How-to-connect-AirPods-press-the-TV-button-1-scaled.jpg\" /></p></li><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1649853736211\"><div class=\"steps\"> <h3 class=\"step_name\">Step <br> 3</h3> <h2 class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Select your AirPods</h2></div><img alt=\"\" src=\"https://www.trustedreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/54/2022/05/how-to-connect-airpods-what-to-do-if-your-airpods-dont-show-scaled.jpg\"><p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">Scroll down and select your AirPods from the list to connect to use them as the audio output option for your Apple TV.<img alt=\"how to connect airpods what to do if your airpods dont show\" src=\"https://www.trustedreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/54/2022/05/how-to-connect-airpods-what-to-do-if-your-airpods-dont-show-scaled.jpg\" /></p></li><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1649853807466\"><div class=\"steps\"> <h3 class=\"step_name\">Step <br> 4</h3> <h2 class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Go to the Settings menu on your Apple TV</h2></div><img alt=\"\" src=\"https://www.trustedreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/54/2022/05/how-to-connect-AirPods-bluetooth-settings-scaled.jpg\"><p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">If your AirPods don’t show up you can connect them manually instead. Head into the Settings app, select the ‘Remotes and Devices’ option and then choose ‘Bluetooth’.<img alt=\"\" src=\"https://www.trustedreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/54/2022/05/how-to-connect-AirPods-bluetooth-settings-scaled.jpg\" /></p></li><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1649853841938\"><div class=\"steps\"> <h3 class=\"step_name\">Step <br> 5</h3> <h2 class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Open the case</h2></div><img alt=\"\" src=\"https://www.trustedreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/54/2022/05/how-to-connect-AirPods-Open-the-case--scaled.jpg\"><p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">Make sure the AirPods remain inside and hold down the button on the back until the status light starts flashing white.<img alt=\"how to connect AirPods press the button on the back\" src=\"https://www.trustedreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/54/2022/05/how-to-connect-AirPods-Open-the-case--scaled.jpg\" /></p></li><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1649853844340\"><div class=\"steps\"> <h3 class=\"step_name\">Step <br> 6</h3> <h2 class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Select your AirPods from the list</h2></div><img alt=\"\" src=\"https://www.trustedreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/54/2022/05/how-to-connect-airpods-Select-your-AirPods-from-the-list-2-scaled.jpg\"><p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">The AirPods should now appear in the ‘Other Devices’ list. Use the remote to select them and they should connect to your Apple TV.<img alt=\"how to connect airpods Select your AirPods from the list 2\" src=\"https://www.trustedreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/54/2022/05/how-to-connect-airpods-Select-your-AirPods-from-the-list-2-scaled.jpg\" /></p></li></ol></div>\n\n<div class=\"faqs-block keystone-gb-block\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-keystone-faqs\">\n<h2 class=\"faqs-title\">FAQs</h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block faqs-content\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1649856051023\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Does this work with Beats headphones too?</strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">This method will also work for some Beats headphones too, however not all models are supported. 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