There are many AirPods earphones, identical to the original, on the market. Fake products that are not easily distinguishable at first sight, or even match the iPhone with the original AirPods, are unfortunately sold for the same price as the original. Apple took action to put an end to this situation. The company introduced a feature that allows users to easily understand whether the AirPods or AirPods Pro they purchased are genuine.

iPhone will warn when fake AirPods and AirPods Pro are connected

iOS 16installed iPhones, non-genuine AirPods and AirPods Pro will warn the user when pairing is attempted. Thus, AirPods headphones, which are almost indistinguishable from the original in both appearance and functionality, will be easily understood.

During the pairing phase of the fake AirPods, the iPhone will display the warning "These earphones could not be verified as genuine AirPods and may not work as expected", and the "Don't Connect" option will pop up. Users can ask “how to spot fake AirPods Pro” with learn more option. They will be directed to the Apple support page where they can get the answer to their question.

With this system created specifically to detect fake AirPods headphones, we will see if Apple will prevent fake AirPods headphones from working with the iPhone.

Before I forget, at the Apple Far Out event on September 7iPhone 14andiPhone 14 ProAlong with AirPods Pro 2nd generation was also introduced. You can find everything about AirPods Pro 2, which has not changed much in terms of design, bringing a few improvements and new features, from our news: