AirBuddy overview

With AirBuddy, you can simply open your AirPods case next to your Mac and see the current status right away, just like how it works on your iPhone. A single click gets you connected, a swipe down lets you connect and change listenings modes at the same time. Fully customizable battery alerts help you keep track of your device's batteries.

Beautiful UI

Just open your AirPods case next to your Mac to see its status. Or set up a custom keyboard shortcut to show the battery state of your AirPods or Beats device at any time.

Battery Alerts

Never forget to charge a device. With battery alerts, you can be notified when any of your devices is running low on battery or has finished charging. Thresholds can be customized per device and they sync across your Macs.

Menu bar

AirPods, iPhones, Macs, you name it. With the AirBuddy icon in the menu bar, you can get an overview of all of your nearby devices. You can even see the status for your other nearby Macs running AirBuddy and their peripherals.

Quick Actions

Change listening modes quickly with a global keyboard shortcut. You can set up custom keyboard shortcuts to show a device’s status, quickly toggle listening modes from anywhere, automatically connect to the nearest headset, and more.

Smart Stats

Get battery usage stats for your headsets. AirBuddy keeps track of the state of your headsets when they’re nearby, even if they’re not connected to your Mac. This enables the app to show you usage statistics, including which AirPod is consuming its battery more quickly, as well as overall call and listening times.

Magic Handoff

Move your Magic Mouse, Keyboard or Trackpad with a single click. If you’d like to share a Magic Mouse, Magic Keyboard, or Magic Trackpad with another Mac running AirBuddy, you can quickly transfer them with just a single click.

What’s new in version 2.7.3

Adds support for AirPods (4th generation) and AirPods Max (USB-C)
Addresses an issue that caused AirBuddy to group AirPods with the wrong device in some situations
Bug fixes for macOS Sequoia

Improved AirPods connection reliability in macOS Ventura and later
Improved reliability of Spatial Audio control, especially for apps that don’t show up in now playing
Improved support for AirPods Pro (2nd generation) USB-C charging case (macOS Ventura and later)
In macOS Ventura and later, charged battery alerts will now work for AirPods Pro (2nd generation) even when they're charging inside the case with the lid closed
In macOS Sonoma, the AirBuddy volume indicator will no longer show up for volume changes caused by the Personalized Volume feature on AirPods Pro (2nd generation)
Addresses an issue that could cause repeated low battery alerts for some AirPods models
Addresses an issue where a battery indicator could be partially hidden in the small status window when using increased font size
Addresses an issue that could cause AirBuddy to display incorrect charging case battery information when only a single AirPod was inside the charging case

Addresses an issue that caused the status window to show up unexpectedly when playing audio on Beats Studio Pro

Initial support for new Beats devices
Addresses a high CPU usage issue that could occur in some situations
Improvements to Magic Handoff speed and reliability
Significant improvements to the process for pairing iPhone and iPad devices from the app's Devices tab
There's a new option in the app's advanced settings to manage license activations, including the ability to deactivate the license from other computers
Addresses an issue that caused some notifications to overlap with the Menu Bar
macOS Sonoma is not yet supported, but this release addresses an issue that caused certain AirPods controls to become unavailable when running the macOS Sonoma developer beta
Adds experimental support for Adaptive Mode on AirPods Pro (2nd generation) running the developer preview firmware; full support for Adaptive Mode requires macOS Sonoma, but there's an option to interpret the "Off" listening mode as "Adaptive" when running in macOS Monterey or Ventura

Initial support for new Beats devices
Addresses a high CPU usage issue that could occur in some situations
Improvements to Magic Handoff speed and reliability
Significant improvements to the process for pairing iPhone and iPad devices from the app's Devices tab
There's a new option in the app's advanced settings to manage license activations, including the ability to deactivate the license from other computers
Addresses an issue that caused some notifications to overlap with the Menu Bar
macOS Sonoma is not yet supported, but this release addresses an issue that caused certain AirPods controls to become unavailable when running the macOS Sonoma developer beta
Adds experimental support for Adaptive Mode on AirPods Pro (2nd generation) running the developer preview firmware; full support for Adaptive Mode requires macOS Sonoma, but there's an option to interpret the "Off" listening mode as "Adaptive" when running in macOS Monterey or Ventura

Version 2.6.3 addresses an issue that could cause repeated charged battery alerts for AirPods Pro (2nd generation).
Addresses an issue that could cause incorrect battery level readings and alerts for AirPods Pro (2nd generation).
Addresses installation issues affecting some users running macOS Ventura, the release notes for version 2.6 can be read below.

Configure a global keyboard shortcut in the Shortcuts tab to switch between Spatial Audio modes
View and change the current Spatial Audio mode in the Menu Bar context menu for supported AirPods and Beats devices
Get and set Spatial Audio settings in the Shortcuts app with new actions provided by AirBuddy

Get current information about your favorite AirPods or Beats device at a glance
Configure the widget to run a quick action such as changing listening modes when clicked

Improved widget reliability on macOS Big Sur and later
The monochrome theme now works as expected when using the large widget size

Adds support for custom notification sounds when using macOS notifications for battery alerts on macOS Catalina and later
There are 4 new custom AirBuddy sounds available for battery alert notifications
The entry for AirBuddyHelper under System Preferences > Notifications will now correctly show the option to enable/disable notification sounds
When using the circular battery alert style, the alert sound will now play according to the settings in System Settings > Sound > Sound Effects, which is consistent with how macOS notifications play sounds
Tweaked copy in the low battery alert message to avoid confusion between earbuds sides and the word "left" as in "remaining"

Updated usage of the term "Preferences" to "Settings" where appropriate
Fixed an issue that caused widgets to not work correctly when running in macOS Ventura
Fixed a bug that caused the license and email fields to not be enabled during onboarding
Several other minor bug fixes and tweaks for macOS Ventura

The AirBuddy Settings window now uses monochrome icons to better match modern macOS interface guidelines
Addresses an issue that caused some notifications to be clipped by the camera housing or Menu Bar on newer MacBooks
The connection mode that best represents the current settings is now shown as selected in the context menu when right-clicking a headset in the Menu Bar list

Adds basic support for second-generation AirPods Pro; full support and new features coming in a future release
Adds appropriate icons for iPhone 14 Pro and Apple Watch Ultra
Addresses an issue that caused Apple Watch to not be grouped with the paired iPhone on the list

Adds icon for the new M2 MacBook Air
Minor bug fixes

Adds appropriate icons for the new iPad Air, iPhone SE and Mac Studio
Beats Fit Pro configured with press and hold for volume controls will now correctly show the volume UI when enabled in settings > Audio

Addresses an issue that caused some Beats devices to show up with the wrong color
Addresses an issue that caused the favorite button in the app's preferences to not stay selected after clicked
Addresses an issue where certain devices were incorrectly showing the Apple Watch icon
Addresses a missing string in the alert that pops up when multiple versions of the app are installed on the Mac

Proximity Engine 2 is now enabled by default for all versions of macOS; it can still be disabled in Proximity > Advanced when running on macOS Big Sur and earlier

Addresses an issue that caused the volume UI to not be shown when adjusting the volume on AirPods Max and similar devices with volume controls
Addresses an issue that caused battery alerts to display the incorrect icon when showing an alert for a specific battery in a device with multiple batteries

Improves support for Beats Studio Buds with the latest firmware update:
- Red Beats Studio Buds are no longer shown with the default color
- When the volume feedback setting is configured as "headsets with volume controls", the volume feedback UI will be shown if the connected Beats Studio Buds have the "Press & Hold" feature set to the "Volume Control" option
- Addresses an issue that caused installation to fail on some systems after updating from an older version of AirBuddy; you can find installation troubleshooting steps in this support document
- Addresses an issue that caused the charged battery alert for an Apple HID device to be triggered again when the device was disconnected from USB on the Mac
- Addresses an issue that caused some Apple HID devices to not be recognized correctly
- Addresses an issue that caused battery information to not be available for some Apple devices
- Addresses an issue that caused the "Get Device Firmware Version" Shortcuts action to fail in macOS 12.3 beta
- Addresses an issue that could cause the Bluetooth permission step to show up during setup even when the app was already authorized to use Bluetooth
- Addresses an issue that could cause battery alerts to be triggered for stale device data when connecting a headset to the Mac
- Addresses a connection failure that could occur on macOS Big Sur for AirPods with auto-switching enabled
- Addresses an issue that caused the status window to not be shown for some devices when running on macOS Big Sur or earlier
- The old about window will now show up correctly on Apple Silicon Macs running OS versions before 12.1
- Addresses a couple of issues that could prevent charged and low battery alerts from being shown for some devices in specific configurations
- Addresses an issue that could cause the widget to not be refreshed in some circumstances
- Addresses an issue that caused clicking the close button in the large status window to connect to the AirPods instead of just closing the window
- Addresses an issue that caused the close button in the large status window to not work in some situations
- Addresses an issue that caused the circular battery alert style to not be selectable by clicking the radio button

AirBuddy for Mac

AirBuddy overview

Beautiful UI

Battery Alerts

Menu bar

Quick Actions

Smart Stats

Magic Handoff

What’s new in version 2.7.3

AirBuddy for Mac

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