Apple bans app for looking for missing AirPods

If you tend to misplace things, losing an AirPod earpiece won’t come as a surprise. That’s why an app designed specifically to help look for said earpiece is useful. But Apple doesn’t seem to think so. Deucks Pty’s Finder for Airpods has been taken down from the App Store and Raajit Sharm, one of the Deucks Pty’s developers says it isn’t coming back. In an email to Fortune, Sharm says: “Apple determined the ‘concept’ of people finding their AirPods with the app was deemed ‘not appropriate for the App Store.’”

This US$3.99 app makes use of the AirPods Bluetooth signal to help you track the earpiece and lets users know if they’re closer or farther to finding the AirPods based on how strong or weak the signal is. It’s not the most effective way to locate the accessory but it’s better than nothing. We can’t quite say what makes this inappropriate for the App Store. But Apple hasn’t released a statement yet about this. What Apple wants you to do when you lose these AirPods is pay US$69 each for a lost earpiece.

Video: Apple AirPods unboxing and first impressions

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

For those who were quick enough to order Apple's anticipated AirPods, they began arriving today and were available in limited quantities at Apple Retail Stores. We received our order today and have just set up the AirPods to work with our main smartphone, the iPhone SE.

Out of the box, the AirPods are encased in their tiny charging case. This small, white case does look like a fancy case for dental floss, contact lenses or some other medical apparatus. There are hints of metal in the design of this case as well as a small recessed button. Apple does provide a lightning charger in the box.

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Looks like the Apple AirPods won’t be ready for the holidays

The release of the Apple AirPods doesn’t look like it’ll happen in the near future. A recent Wall Street Journal report claims issues with how the wireless earpieces receive wireless signals via Bluetooth. But Apple blogger John Gruber disputes this claim and says the prototype AirPods he got were working fine and he questions the veracity of the WSJ’s report saying the delay was caused by faulty wireless technology. Gruber speculates the delays could be due to a manufacturing issue at scale.

This isn’t the first time the AirPods’s release has been delayed. It was initially supposed to be released back in October but was pushed back without a clear reason from Apple. Now, if you were expecting to gift or be gifted a pair this Christmas, you’ll have to wait a bit more.

Source: VentureBeat