Have you just reached into your pocket or bag only for your heart to sink when you realised that you've lost your AirPods case? If your AirPods are actually in your case, then use our 'How to find lost AirPods guide', which talks you through all the possible steps. This guide is for if you've lost your AirPods case and your AirPods aren't in it, because that can be very different.

Sadly, if you've lost your AirPods case without the earbuds in it, the only model you can use tech to locate is the case for AirPods Pro 2 – and we'll talk you through how to do that in a moment. Like most of the best wireless earbuds, all other models of AirPods have no wireless tech in the case, so the case can't tell your phone where it is. You can only find it the old-fashioned way.

So in this guide we'll tell AirPods Pro 2 owners how they can track their case down, and how you can replace the case on the other best AirPods models available today if you've truly lost it.

Steps for how to find an AirPods case

• Open the Find My app or sign in to iCloud
• Go to All Devices and select your AirPods case
• Either follow the map to the last location or play a sound 

Tools and requirements for how to find an AirPods case

• AirPods Pro 2 [Note: this feature is only available to this model]
• An iOS device or computer with an internet connection