Airpod questions

hopkins21hopkins21
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Good Morning,

I'll try and keep this as short as possible. So my wife bought me a pair of apple airpods from an auction site recently, however, they did not come with a case. I am assuming that this will be like any other apple situation and will end up being an icloud nightmare? Would I be able to purchase a case off eBay and Amazon and they would work> Or do I just need to scrap them. I don't think she paid a lot for them, she just knew I wanted a pair and though these were a good deal, not knowing that they more than likely will not work. Thank in advance for the help. 

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  • Reply 1 of 8
    fastasleepfastasleep Posts: 6,450member
    hopkins21 said:
    Good Morning,

    I'll try and keep this as short as possible. So my wife bought me a pair of apple airpods from an auction site recently, however, they did not come with a case. I am assuming that this will be like any other apple situation and will end up being an icloud nightmare? Would I be able to purchase a case off eBay and Amazon and they would work> Or do I just need to scrap them. I don't think she paid a lot for them, she just knew I wanted a pair and though these were a good deal, not knowing that they more than likely will not work. Thank in advance for the help. 
    You can just buy a new charging case. I'd be wary of the battery condition in those used AirPods though.
    hopkins21
  • Reply 2 of 8
    hopkins21hopkins21 Posts: 3member
    fastasleep said:
    hopkins21 said:
    Good Morning,

    I'll try and keep this as short as possible. So my wife bought me a pair of apple airpods from an auction site recently, however, they did not come with a case. I am assuming that this will be like any other apple situation and will end up being an icloud nightmare? Would I be able to purchase a case off eBay and Amazon and they would work> Or do I just need to scrap them. I don't think she paid a lot for them, she just knew I wanted a pair and though these were a good deal, not knowing that they more than likely will not work. Thank in advance for the help. 
    You can just buy a new charging case. I'd be wary of the battery condition in those used AirPods though.
    Even if they could still be linked up to someone else icloud account? Or is that even a possibility?
  • Reply 3 of 8
    sphericspheric Posts: 2,657member
    I don't think AirPods are linked to iCloud accounts. I've had zero issues with sharing mine back and forth with my wife; our devices are on different iCloud accounts, with no Family Sharing activated. 
  • Reply 4 of 8
    hopkins21hopkins21 Posts: 3member
    Thak you!
  • Reply 5 of 8
    fastasleepfastasleep Posts: 6,450member
    hopkins21 said:
    fastasleep said:
    hopkins21 said:
    Good Morning,

    I'll try and keep this as short as possible. So my wife bought me a pair of apple airpods from an auction site recently, however, they did not come with a case. I am assuming that this will be like any other apple situation and will end up being an icloud nightmare? Would I be able to purchase a case off eBay and Amazon and they would work> Or do I just need to scrap them. I don't think she paid a lot for them, she just knew I wanted a pair and though these were a good deal, not knowing that they more than likely will not work. Thank in advance for the help. 
    You can just buy a new charging case. I'd be wary of the battery condition in those used AirPods though.
    Even if they could still be linked up to someone else icloud account? Or is that even a possibility?
    They're not.
  • Reply 6 of 8
    philboogiephilboogie Posts: 7,675member
    They're not? I understood from Apple they are, with that W1 chip. Also according to this doc:
    https://support.apple.com/kb/SP750?locale=en_US

  • Reply 7 of 8
    fastasleepfastasleep Posts: 6,450member
    philboogie said:
    They're not? I understood from Apple they are, with that W1 chip. Also according to this doc:
    https://support.apple.com/kb/SP750?locale=en_US

    They’re not locked to an Apple ID. All that doc says is your iCloud account enables it to seamlessly switch between devices. 
    spock1234
  • Reply 8 of 8
    philboogiephilboogie Posts: 7,675member
    fastasleep said:
    philboogie said:
    They're not? I understood from Apple they are, with that W1 chip. Also according to this doc:
    https://support.apple.com/kb/SP750?locale=en_US

    They’re not locked to an Apple ID. All that doc says is your iCloud account enables it to seamlessly switch between devices. 
    Ah, ok, I guess I don't fully comprehend how the tech works then.
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