Sometimes, I need to display the AirPods and the case two or three times on the 
home screen before the amount of charge in the case will show up

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> On Dec 19, 2021, at 2:42 AM, Arnold Schmidt <als5...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Holding them near the camera is just where I have the best luck in getting 
> it to work. 
> 
> Arnold Schmidt 
> 
> Sent from  Arnold's  iPhone S E 2
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> On Dec 19, 2021, at 2:39 AM, Simon A Fogarty <si...@blinky-net.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Ummm,
> Arnold,
> You don’t have to hold the airpods neer the camera,
>  
> Just open the case close to any part of the phone and they should pop up a 
> message at the bottom of the phone screen to say what the charge level is in 
> the case and with each pod,
>  
>  
> It’s got nothing to do with the cameras seeing te pods,
>  
> And this has been the same since airpods first gen
> And with airpods pro and third gen.
> 
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Arnold 
> Schmidt
> Sent: Sunday, 19 December 2021 8:34 pm
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: how to charge air pods pro
>  
> I only have the cheap ones, but I'll bet the airpods pro use a similar way to 
> determine the charge of the case and airpods.  With the airpods in the case, 
> hold the case near the back of your phone, in the region of the camera and 
> open it. A dialogue should appear, telling you the charge of the airpods and 
> the case. Sometimes, it takes a couple seconds for this dialogue to appear, 
> sometimes you have to try it a couple times, but it should work. It probably 
> will work better with the expensive ones.  
>  
> Arnold Schmidt 
>  
> 
> Sent from  Arnold's  iPhone S E 2
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> On Dec 19, 2021, at 1:44 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote:
> 
> 
> You can maybe check the Today screen on your iPhone and see if the case shows 
> up there, if it doesn't then it's anybody's guess, there will probably be 
> some LED's on the case, but then again one would or should assume that Apple 
> would make their own case show up in the Battery section of the Today Screen 
> which you may have to add as a widget if it's not there.
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Dennis 
> Long
> Sent: December 18, 2021 12:27 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: how to charge air pods pro
>  
> I got it.  How do you know when the case needs charged?
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Simon 
> A Fogarty
> Sent: Friday, December 17, 2021 5:50 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: how to charge air pods pro
>  
> Yeah there is a lightening port at the base of the airpods case to charge it 
> with cable.
>  
>  
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of 
> Sieghard Weitzel
> Sent: Saturday, 18 December 2021 7:21 am
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: how to charge air pods pro
>  
> I don't have Airpods, but can't you also plug the case in? As for charging 
> pads, any Qi wireless charging pad will do although I would look for one 
> which specifically states it supports the iPhone 12 at least or the iPhone 13 
> which is better in which case you are sure to get one which supports the 
> latest Apple fast charging standards.
> Of course if you have a MagSafe case you relaly probably want to get a 
> MagSafe  compatible charging pad either from Apple or from a third party like 
> Belkin which makes MagSafe chargers which allow you to charge an iPhone, 
> Apple Watch and Airpods all at the same time. But for one of them be prepared 
> to spend a bit of money, they don't come cheap. Here is an article which may 
> have more useful information:
>  
> Qi and Magsafe - Everything an iPhone user needs to know about wireless 
> charging - Apple Insider
>  
>  
> Regards,
> Sieghard
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Dennis 
> Long
> Sent: December 17, 2021 10:15 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: how to charge air pods pro
>  
> I have  the mag charge case I don’t have a wireless charging pad.  What pad 
> do you recommend?
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of 
> Sieghard Weitzel
> Sent: Friday, December 17, 2021 1:06 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: how to charge air pods pro
>  
> You put them on a wireless charging pad.
>  
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Dennis 
> Long
> Sent: December 17, 2021 10:04 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: how to charge air pods pro
>  
> Hi, how do I charge the case and air pods?  Do I need to charge them first?  
> How long does it take to charge them?
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