If you‘ve recently purchased a pair of AirPods Pro, you may not know how long you should charge them for. And you may be worried that you‘re charging them for more time than necessary. So just how long are you supposed to charge AirPods Pro for?
AirPods Pro take approximately 22 minutes to charge, giving you about 4.5 hours of battery life. If you don‘t need them to be fully charged, your AirPods Pro gain about 1 hour of battery life for every five minutes you let them charge. The charging case will take about 1-2 hours to charge.
There are a couple more tips and tricks when charging your AirPods that you may not know. So now let‘s go through the concept of the AirPods Pro battery in more detail to help you save time when charging your device.
How Long Do AirPods Take to Charge?
If you want the shortest answer possible, most Apple AirPods will take around 30 minutes to two hours to charge, depending on their battery life.
However, the real answer is that this will depend on a couple of factors, including what model of AirPods you have and the current state of the battery of their charging case.
Additionally, many users don‘t require a full battery life to get use out of their AirPods. Let’s go through how long you can expect to have to charge your AirPods Pro, depending on whether or not their case is charged.
How Long Does it Take to Charge AirPods Pro in a Charged Case?
For AirPods Pro, how long this process takes will depend on how much of a charge you require. If you don‘t require a full charge, you only need to charge your AirPods for around five minutes. this will get you about one hour of battery life.
If 1 hour of battery life isn‘t enough,10 minutes of charging time will get you around 2 hours of battery life. Charging them for 15 minutes will get you approximately 3 hours of use.
If you require a full battery on your AirPods Pro, you will need to place them inside their charging case for around 22 minutes.
You‘re likely beginning to see a pattern here. Your AirPods Pro will get around 1 hour of battery life for every five minutes you leave them charging. However, this average number will not remain constant depending on how long you’ve had your AirPods.
Since they run on a lithium-ion battery, your AirPods battery life will likely get slightly worse the more you use them. To combat this study degradation, it is recommended that you let the AirPods die every once in a while. This will slow down the degradation of your battery life even if it doesn‘t stop it altogether.
How Long Does it Take to Charge Drained AirPods Pro in a Drained Case?
Many users will consider the worst-case scenario regarding the topic of battery life. How long does it take to charge your AirPods Pro if both the headphones and the charging case are completely drained of power?
To directly answer the question, you will need to plug in between one and two hours to fully charge your AirPods Pro and their fully drained charging case.
An essential property of the AirPods charging case is if the charging case is plugged in with the AirPods inside, it will charge the AirPods before itself. So if you only need the AirPods charged but the case has drained, put them in the drained case, plug in the case to charge, and leave it for around 22 minutes.
Doing this will give your AirPods full battery life, and while you‘re using them, you can leave the case plugged in and charging. This is likely the optimal way to charge your AirPods Pro and its charging case.
Again, if you don‘t need the full battery life of your AirPods, so if you only need 2 hours of use, leave your AirPods charging for about 10 minutes. Then you can take them out of the case and leave the case to charge.
What Does the Status Light Mean, and How Does it Work?
The charging case of the AirPods Pro has a light that will tell you the battery‘s current status. This light is called the status light; if you‘re using AirPods Pro, the status light can be found on the front of the case right under where the case opens up.
(If you‘re using first or second-generation AirPods, the status light will be found on the inside of the case right in between where you put the headphones.)
This status light has three different potential colors, meaning three different battery statuses. For example, an amber light indicates that your AirPods are not fully charged, a green light means that your AirPods are fully charged, and no light means your AirPods and their case are dead and need to be charged.
If the AirPods are plugged into the case, and the lid is open, the status light shows you the current battery of the AirPods. On the other hand, if the AirPods are not in the case, the status light indicates the current battery of the case itself.
Additionally, two more things can show up on the status light, but these do not relate to the battery. First, a white flashing light means that your AirPods are currently attempting to pair with another device. Finally, an amber flashing light indicates that your AirPods failed to pair with the other device.
How to Check the Battery Percentage on Your iPhone
You may have been disappointed that the status light does not show you your AirPods battery life in detail. Instead, the status light only tells you whether they’re dead, charging, or charged.
Thankfully, it is possible to check the current battery percentage of your AirPods. However, to do this, you will need to use your iPhone. It is also a straightforward process.
To check the battery percentage of your AirPods Pro and their charging case on your iPhone, you have to put your AirPods into the charging case and then hold it up next to your phone while the case is open.
After a few seconds, this should cause a pop-up to appear on your iPhone home screen, showing you the details and battery percentage of your AirPods and their charging case.
How Long Does a Fully Charged AirPods Pro Battery Last?
You know it takes approximately 22 minutes for your AirPods to charge, but how long does this make your battery last? Unfortunately, the AirPods Pro has sacrificed a little bit of battery life for better sound and more features than other AirPods.
On average, a fully charged AirPods Pro pair will last for around four and a half hours. Additionally, a fully charged charging case will extend your AirPods Pro’s battery by more than 24 hours.
This is less battery life than the first and second-generation AirPods, which both had 5 hours of battery life with more than 24 hours if you add the case’s battery life.
However, as mentioned previously, the AirPods Pro attempts to compensate for this by adding active noise cancellation, better sound, and more features. This makes the AirPods Pro a better purchase for most consumers.