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Which headsets are supported by AirBuddy?

AirBuddy supports all Apple and Beats headsets equipped with the W1, H1, or more recent wireless chip. Click here to learn more about support for other types of accessories.

Device support depends on the version of macOS and the version of AirBuddy you’re using. AirBuddy relies on the Bluetooth stack on macOS, so if a device with new features was released after the version of macOS that you’re running, you may experience some limitations.

The table below shows the matrix of supported devices based on macOS version. If a device is shown with a πŸŸ₯ symbol for a given version of macOS, that doesn’t necessarily mean it won’t work at all, it just means it’s not officially supported in that version of macOS, so some features of the device won’t work as expected.

Device macOS 10.14.6 macOS 10.15 macOS 11.0 macOS 12.0 macOS 13.0 macOS 14.0
AirPods (1st gen.) βœ… βœ…
βœ… βœ… βœ… βœ…
AirPods (2st gen.) βœ… βœ… βœ… βœ… βœ… βœ…
AirPods (3rd gen.) πŸŸ₯ βœ…β΅ βœ…β΅ βœ… βœ… βœ…
Beats Fit Pro πŸŸ₯ βœ…β΅ βœ…β΅ βœ… βœ… βœ…
AirPods Pro (ΒΉ) πŸŸ₯ βœ…Β² βœ… βœ… βœ… βœ…
AirPods Pro (2nd gen.) πŸŸ₯ πŸŸ₯ πŸŸ₯ πŸŸ₯⁷ βœ…β· βœ…
AirPods Pro (2nd gen.) (USB-C) (⁸) πŸŸ₯ πŸŸ₯ πŸŸ₯ πŸŸ₯⁷ βœ…β· βœ…
AirPods Max (ΒΉ) πŸŸ₯ πŸŸ₯ βœ…Β³ βœ… βœ… βœ…
Beats Solo Pro (ΒΉ) πŸŸ₯ βœ…Β² βœ… βœ… βœ… βœ…
Powerbeats (all generations) βœ… βœ… βœ… βœ… βœ… βœ…
Powerbeats Pro βœ… βœ… βœ… βœ… βœ… βœ…
Beats SoloΒ³ βœ… βœ… βœ… βœ… βœ… βœ…
Beats StudioΒ³ βœ… βœ… βœ… βœ… βœ… βœ…
BeatsΛ£ βœ… βœ… βœ… βœ… βœ… βœ…
Beats Flex βœ… βœ… βœ… βœ… βœ… βœ…
Beats Studio Buds (⁴) πŸŸ₯ πŸŸ₯ βœ… βœ… βœ… βœ…
Beats Studio Buds+ (⁴) πŸŸ₯ πŸŸ₯ πŸŸ₯ πŸŸ₯ βœ… βœ…
Beats Studio Pro πŸŸ₯ πŸŸ₯ πŸŸ₯ πŸŸ₯ βœ… βœ…
Headsets from other manufacturers πŸŸ₯ πŸŸ₯ πŸŸ₯ βœ…βΆ βœ…βΆ βœ…βΆ

ΒΉ AirPods Pro and Beats Solo Pro require macOS 10.15.1 or later for full functionality. AirPods Max requires macOS 11.1 and AirBuddy 2.2 for full functionality. These will work on previous versions, but changing listening modes, showing the status window automatically and showing the status for the charging case may not work.

Β² Requires macOS 10.15.1 or later for full functionality

Β³ Requires macOS 11.1 or later and AirBuddy 2.2 or later for full functionality

⁴ Beats Studio Buds requires macOS 11.4 or later and AirBuddy 2.4.2 or later. Beats Studio Buds and Beats Studio Buds+ don’t include Apple’s W1 or H1 chip, so some features are unavailable. Learn more about using your Beats Studio Buds or Beats Studio Buds+ with AirBuddy.

⁡ AirPods (3rd generation) require macOS Monterey (12.0.1) or later and AirBuddy 2.4.5 or later for full functionality. Beats Fit Pro requires AirBuddy 2.5 or later for full functionality.

⁢ Functionality is limited for devices that are not made by Apple or Beats. You can learn more here.

⁷ AirPods Pro (2nd generation) require macOS 13.0 or later and AirBuddy 2.6 or later for full functionality.

⁸ If you've previously had issues with AirPods Pro (2nd generation) with USB-C charging case not being recognized by AirBuddy, go to the app's settings - Advanced, then click "Reload Asset Cache" in order to get the latest device definitions installed. Toggle AirBuddy off and on to restart the app if the issue persists.