How to check classOfDevice on Airpods 3?

[akshilshah]

Hi,

How can I check classOfDevice. I have AirPods 3 and the Airpods switch does not work correctly.

Thanks

[jacklandrin]

Hi,
If your AirPods 3 has paired with your Mac, you can print IOBluetoothDevice.pairedDevices() in file BluetoothDevicesManager which is all paired devices with your Mac. And check the property classOfDevice.

[akshilshah]

Sorry, I am a noob in the world of swift programming.

Are you suggesting I write the code in Xcode and check it or it can be done from the terminal?

Thanks

[akshilshah]

if possible can you please share with me a playground snippet?

[jacklandrin]

You can paste these codes into your playground. It should be noted that Platform must be macOS in Playground Setting.

import IOBluetooth

let devices = IOBluetoothDevice.pairedDevices()!
let allPairedDevices = devices.filter{$0 is IOBluetoothDevice}.map{$0 as! IOBluetoothDevice}
for device in allPairedDevices {
    print("\(String(describing: device.name)):\(device.classOfDevice)")
}

[akshilshah]

It worked thanks for your quick response.

Output

Optional("AirPods Pro - Find My"):2360344
Optional("AirPods - Find My"):2360344

Interesting to note over here is the classOfDevice are the same for both ``AirPods proandAirPods 3rd gen``` but it still doesn't work with the ```AirPods 3rd gen```.

Do you have any clue for me to debug?

Thanks

[jacklandrin]

I think 2360344 is not unique mark for AirPods, since some users tell me some non-airpods devices also are same class. I'm going to look for another mark in the future.
Can it connect via system's sound icon in menu bar? Or only can't toggle airpods switch in my app?