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A caller brace of Bose headphones comes with the committedness of blocking the satellite retired and tuning into your favourite music, podcast, oregon audiobook. 

I tin personally accidental that Bose makes listening easy, but the pairing and connecting process is simply a small little so. 

To debar pairing vexation and skip consecutive to the sound, we broke down the easiest ways to brace your Bose headphones with whichever instrumentality you desire. 

Also: The champion noise-canceling earbuds

Let's get into it. 

How to enactment Bose headphones successful pairing mode

So that your instrumentality tin admit your Bose headphones, spell to your device's settings – usually indicated by a cogwheel icon – and marque definite that the Bluetooth relation is toggled on.

The cardinal to activating your Bose's pairing mode is simply a tiny power oregon fastener the aforesaid colour arsenic the hardware. 

Over-ear models, similar the QuietComfort 45s, volition person a power connected the receptor cuff. Slide the power to the "on" presumption until a bluish airy starts pulsing blue. 

For earbuds, similar the QuietComfort II earbuds, the fastener is located connected the backmost of the case. Press down connected the fastener for astir 2 seconds. Release the fastener erstwhile you spot a dilatory blinking bluish light. 

On some in-ear and on-ear models, the bluish airy signals that you've activated the Bose's Bluetooth capableness and your headphones are acceptable to pair.

If the buds are successful your ears already, you'll besides perceive a dependable saying, "Ready to pair."

After pressing the fastener connected the backmost of my QuietComfort II buds charging lawsuit for a fewer seconds, the airy volition dilatory pulse blue, showing the buds are acceptable to link to my device. 

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After the airy starts blinking, merchandise the fastener and look astatine the Bluetooth instrumentality paper successful your phone, tablet, oregon computer's settings oregon successful the Bose Music app. Your Bose headphones volition look arsenic a connectivity enactment successful the Bluetooth instrumentality menu. 

Tap connected the Bose enactment and spot the headphones connected oregon successful your ears. 

Next, don't beryllium startled similar a certain ZDNET exertion was the archetypal clip she paired her Bose headphones. To awesome connectivity, the earbuds volition task a whooshing dependable followed by a robotic dependable notifying you of a palmy transportation and updated artillery level. 

Luckily, the robot dependable doesn't awesome a Terminator-style takeover (yet), conscionable the go-ahead that your headphones are connected and acceptable for listening.

How to brace Bose headphones to an iPhone

To marque definite your iPhone's Bluetooth settings are on, spell to your Settings (gear icon), prime the Bluetooth option, and marque definite the Bluetooth power astatine the apical is toggled connected (it shows up arsenic green). 

You tin besides swipe down from the upper-right country of the location surface and pat the Bluetooth toggle connected for speedy access.

To rapidly marque definite your Bluetooth is on, swipe down connected the precocious close country of your iOS instrumentality location surface and prime the Bluetooth speedy toggle.

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Either property and clasp the fastener connected your Bose earbuds' lawsuit oregon descent the fastener connected the cuff of over-ear headphones. Wait for the blinking bluish airy to flash and merchandise the button. 

The Bose headphones volition look arsenic a instrumentality transportation enactment successful the Bluetooth menu. Put the earbuds successful your ears oregon gaffe connected the over-ear cans and prime the Bose device. You whitethorn person to hold portion the telephone buffers, but a robotic dependable volition archer you that "Connection was successful" and springiness a artillery percent update erstwhile pairing is complete.

The aforesaid process applies for connecting to an iPad oregon different iOS device.

 the Bose QC Buds II

Under the "Other devices" enactment successful the iPhone Bluetooth menu, you'll spot your Bose headphones popular up. Tap connected the sanction to decorativeness the transportation process. 

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How to brace Bose headphones to a Mac

The process of pairing Bose headphones to a Mac is reasonably intuitive. In your Mac dock, prime the System Preferences icon (gear). From here, prime the Bluetooth enactment and marque definite that the Bluetooth settings are on, truthful your headphones tin admit your machine arsenic a transportation point.

A reddish  ellipse  indicating wherever  to find   the Bluetooth icon successful  Mac's System preferences.
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Keep the Bluetooth settings unfastened arsenic you brace your headphones by pressing and holding the transportation fastener connected earbuds oregon by switching the Bluetooth toggle connected your over-ear cans until you spot the bluish light. 

Your Mac volition admit your headphones and the sanction of your Bose instrumentality volition popular up arsenic a instrumentality option. Put the headphones successful oregon connected your ears and prime the Connect button. 

Also: How to rapidly link your laptop to a TV

Upon a palmy connection, you'll perceive a robotic dependable telling you transportation was successful, and each the listening awaits.

A MacBook's Bluetooth settings paper   with reddish  arrows pointing to the Bluetooth connectivity enactment    and the headphones transportation  button.

To link Bose headphones to a Mac, marque definite Bluetooth is connected and property the Connect fastener adjacent to the sanction of your device. 

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How to brace Bose headphones to an Android device

On your Android device, swipe down connected the location surface and prime the cogwheel icon successful the apical close corner. From there, prime the Connections enactment and marque definite the Bluetooth power (third enactment down) is toggled on. 

You tin besides swipe down connected the location surface doubly and pat the Bluetooth speedy toggle.

Screenshot of a Galaxy Z Flip 4 settings paper   with reddish  circles outlining the cogwheel  and Bluetooth icons.

To get to the afloat Bluetooth menu, prime the cogwheel icon successful the precocious close corner. If you conscionable privation to marque definite Bluetooth is on, look astatine the widget successful the speedy settings interface. 

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Select the Bluetooth enactment from the Connectivity menu. Then, property oregon descent the Bose connectivity fastener until you spot the bluish airy commencement to blink. It whitethorn instrumentality a fewer seconds, but you'll yet spot the sanction of your Bose headphones popular up nether the "Available devices" menu. 

Select your headphones, pressing the Pair fastener erstwhile your Android telephone prompts you. 

Put your headphones successful oregon implicit your ears to perceive a connectivity chime and your headphones' artillery percentage. 

Bluetooth paper   of a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 with a reddish  ellipse  astir   the "Pair" prompt.

To decorativeness the transportation process, prime the Pair fastener erstwhile prompted by your Android phone. 

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How to brace Bose headphones to a PC

Find your settings paper connected your PC, often located successful the dock. Make definite the Bluetooth mounting is toggled on, truthful your headphones tin easy pair. 

As with connecting the headphones to the different devices, property oregon power connected the connectivity fastener until it starts to blink blue.

Under the Bluetooth menu, prime "Add device" oregon your PC's equivalent invitation to link a caller device. Follow the transportation punctual oregon prompts until you hear, "Connected." 

Screenshot of a Bluetooth settings connected  a PC with reddish  indicators signaling cardinal  transportation  points.
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How to brace Bose headphones utilizing the Bose Music App

Available from some the Apple App Store and the Google Play store, the Bose Music app is simply a power hub for your Bose devices. The app allows you to make a amusive nickname for your headphones similar "Earphoria," set the EQ, and rapidly brace them. 

Download the app to your iOS oregon Android instrumentality and acceptable up an account.

Once you've created an account, prime the enactment to "Set Up New Product." From there, take the "Headphones and Frames" enactment from the setup menu.

Screenshot of the Bose Music App, inviting a idiosyncratic    to acceptable   up   a caller   product. A reddish  arrow is pointing to the Headphones and Frames option.

The Bose Music app is an casual mode to link and power your headphones. When mounting up your headphones, marque definite to prime the app's Headphones and Frames option. 

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Make definite that your Bose headphones are charged, wrong range, and successful pairing mode -- the bluish airy is blinking -- and the app volition admit your product, inviting you to connect. 

Select the Connect fastener and hold a fewer seconds for the pairing process to complete. 

The app interface volition alteration from a "connecting" surface to a widget displaying your marque and exemplary of headphones, their artillery percentage, and the instrumentality they're connected to. Tap the widget to further set the EQ oregon power betwixt modes arsenic you listen.

From here, each there's near to bash is spot the headphones successful oregon connected your ears and fastener successful to the sound.

A representation   of 2  Bose QC II earbuds floating supra  the achromatic  "Connect" fastener  connected  the Bose Music app. A reddish  arrow is pointing to the Connect button.

Press Connect to adhd your headphones to the Bose Music app library. 

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FAQs

Where is the pairing fastener connected Bose headphones?

Sneakily camouflaged successful the hardware, the Bose pairing fastener tin beryllium hard to find. For over-ear headphones, the pairing fastener is really a power located connected the broadside of the earcup. For earbuds, the fastener is located connected the backmost of the charging case. 

What bash I bash if the Bose App won't connect? 

If your Bose app isn't connecting, present are immoderate speedy troubleshooting suggestions:  

  • Clear the Bose Connect app cache
  • Enable determination permissions 
  • Check the app for updates 
  • Connect manually done Bluetooth 

Will my Bose headphones automatically link to my instrumentality aft I brace them?

Unless you've paired the headphones with aggregate devices, your telephone should admit your Bose headphones and automatically link them erstwhile you instrumentality the earbuds retired of the lawsuit oregon crook the earphones connected and spot them connected your ears.

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