One of Sony’s popular consoles, the PS5 is a marvelous gaming console in terms of both looks and performance. As you may already know, a good pair of headphones or earphones is essential for a good gaming experience. One common earphones found in most households is AirPods. These are not popular just for no reason—they are renowned for their quality, making them some of the best truly wireless earbuds for PS5. If you have AirPods and a PS5, then this guide is for you. Here you will know how to connect AirPods to PS5.
As more and more devices are adopting the wireless method to connect and eliminating the use of wires and cables, it has become more essential to be able to connect two wireless devices easily.
Since the PS5 and the AirPods have Bluetooth, you can pair them together. But it can be a complex task if you are not familiar with the process. And so, we will guide you to connect AirPods to PS5. You will also get to know the pairing process of Galaxy Buds.
How to Connect AirPods to PlayStation 5
Ever been in that situation where you are having a late-night gaming session and reducing the TV volume isn’t something you’d like to do because you want to experience that sound. So, to avoid disturbing people around, you pull out your AirPods and try to connect it to your PS5 hoping that you’d be able to resume gaming once they get connected. But to your disappointment, the connection just doesn’t seem to happen.
You restart the console and your AirPods and try again, only to have it not connect at all which leaves you frustrated. To be fair, you will not be able to directly pair your fancy AirPods to the PS5 simply because Sony said that it won’t support it. The only headset and devices that will be able to pair to the PS5 is Sony’s own Pulse 3D Wireless Headset. Other headsets from Sony that were launched for the PS4 will also be able to pair with the new PS5 console. The older Sony headsets will pair after a small system update has been downloaded and installed on the PS5.
Even though Sony says that wireless headsets will work with the PS5, they will just be ones from Sony itself. So, if you have headsets from third-party companies then the only way to connect them is to make use of a cable or a Bluetooth dongle.
Pairing AirPods to your PS5 via the Bluetooth dongle
There is a wide range of Bluetooth adapters available. From USB A to USB C types, you will be able to connect to them easily to the PS5 since it has both kinds of USB ports. Here is how you can pair or connect Apple AirPods or the AirPods Max to the Bluetooth adapter.
Pairing Apple Wireless Headsets to the Bluetooth Adapter
- Make sure your AirPods have enough battery backup.
- Open the lid of the AirPods case and press the button at the back to enable pairing mode. The pairing mode will be indicated with a flashing white light on the case.
- Connect your Bluetooth adapter to the PS5 and make sure it is in pairing mode. Pairing mode on such adapters will be indicated by a quick flashing light.
- Considering that there are no other devices with Bluetooth on, the AirPods should easily connect to the adapter.
- And voila! That’s how you pair your Apple AirPods to the PS5.
In case you’re using the Galaxy Buds, you can follow the below steps to connect it with PS5. This will work with any other bluetooth headphone or earphone, only difference will be how to put the headphone/earphone into pairing mode.
- Make sure your Galaxy Buds and its case have enough battery backup.
- With the Galaxy Buds in the case, open the case’s lid. This will put the Galaxy Buds into pairing mode.
- Check your Bluetooth adapter to ensure it is in pairing mode. This will be indicated by a small blinking light on the adapter.
- Considering that there are no other devices with Bluetooth on, the Galaxy Buds should easily connect to the adapter.
And you can finally continue gaming with the audio redirected to your Galaxy Buds. This method should work with most TWS headsets and you should have no problem pairing both devices at all.
If you don’t feel the need to invest in a Bluetooth adapter just to pair to it for audio, you could always make use of the good old wired headsets and earphones. They should work quite fine and will connect right away to your DualSense Wireless controller’s headphone jack. And with regards to voice input, the controller has its own microphone built-in, so that should be a worry at all.
Conclusion
Of course, it does seem weird that you have to purchase an adapter to pair your third-party wireless headsets unless you’ve got the PlayStation exclusive headsets from Sony. Sony could in the future allow third-party wireless headsets to pair right away to the PS5, only time will tell. But for now, this is the only way to pair your wireless headsets to the PS5. Always ensure that your headsets are at a volume that won’t damage your ears and in turn reduce your hearing capabilities.
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