Basic q: Connecting AirPod Pro to MacBook Air

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....somehow I am struggling.

I have opened up the lid and the green light comes on for the AirPod dock thing. Bluetooth is switched on but they are not being detected.

They connect to my Samsung phone fine. And my phone finds the MacBook Air.

Any ideas?

EDIT: I am running Monterey 12.1....but it did just find an update...so we'll see.

 

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Should auto find or press and hold the button on the back of the AirPods case to put it in pair mode - as you're on a Samsung phone it may have forced the AirPods into 'dumb bluetooth mode' rather than apples bluetooth method - but I honestly don't know if pairing to a 'generic' bluetooth device automatically removes apples chip system that just 'works'

Sigh I need a drink...I somehow wasn't pressing the AirPod case button in properly.

Thank you. You saved the day!