Starting with iOS 16, users may see an “AirPods cannot be verified” alert on their iPhone if they try to connect fake AirPods to the device. Apple shared more information about this alert today in a new support document spotted by the developer. Steve Moser.
The support document states that unverified AirPods can still be connected to an iPhone, but may not work as expected.
Apple’s alert features a prominent “Don’t connect” button, but users can tap the smaller “Connect in Bluetooth settings” link to continue connecting unverified AirPods if they choose. Twitter handle “Tommy Boi” shared a video of the alert in action a few days ago after plugging fake AirPods into his iPhone (NSFW warning: background music in video contains profanity and viewer discretion is advised).
The alert was first discovered in the code of the iOS 16 Release Candidate last week.
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