Starting with iOS sixteen, customers mightiness besides spot a "Cannot Verify AirPods" alert connected their iPhone if they are trying to connect faux AirPods to the device. Apple shared other records astir this alert nowadays successful a new enactment file noticed via developer Steve Moser.

The assistance papers shows that unverified AirPods tin inactive beryllium related to an iPhone, but mightiness not execute arsenic anticipated.

Apple's alert features a distinguished "Don't Connect" button, but users tin faucet connected the smaller "Connect successful Bluetooth Settings" hyperlink to proceed with connecting the unverified AirPods successful the lawsuit that they prime to. Twitter idiosyncratic "Tommy Boi" shared a video of the alert successful enactment a fewer days agone aft connecting faux AirPods to their iPhone (NSFW warning: the video's practice tune includes profanity and spectator discretion is counseled).

The alert changed into first observed successful code for the iOS sixteen Release Candidate last week.