Customer Ratings & Reviews

Works like described, comes in real handy on flights.

High quality transmitter. Very useful on long flights.

its nice to be able to fly and have this as an option to watch movies on planes, in the past I only could use my iPad yet now I can watch newer movies.

The Twelve South AirFly Transmitter is a simple Bluetooth transmitter that plugs into any headphone jack allowing you to connect non-Bluetooth devices like airplane entertainment systems to your Bluetooth headphones. I’ll start by saying it does what it’s designed to do and it does it well and seems to be a well built device. Pairing the AirFly turned out to be a bit more difficult than I expected due to a sound bar recognizing the device and auto-switching to it every time I tried. Moving out of the soundbar range, pairing and repairing was effortless and only took a few seconds. The AirFly recognizes the last paired device and connects when you power it on. Once the transmitter is powered on, there is no flashing light to indicate it is operating (but you are listening to the music) the light will flash for two different standby modes but neither are explained. The sound transmitted was as expected and no different than listening to my iPhone via Bluetooth with the caveat that you cannot control the volume or change tracks via Bluetooth. I hooked the AirFly up to my iPod classic and put the volume to full and there was no hiss or crackle in my headphones or paired speakers, both of which their own volume control. The AirFly comes packaged with a USB charging cord, a short 3.5mm headphone patch cord and a drawstring carry pouch. A full charge is rated to last for 8 hours. The multi-function power light will flash amber three times when the battery gets low. Like the title says, I think the AirFly is way late to the game. Inexpensive transmitters have been available for a long time and the airline I fly no longer uses headphone jacks in the arm rests for entertainment. That said, thinking outside the box, there are several things I can see myself using this transmitter for. I love my iPod Classic and can load up practically my whole collection on it. With the AirFly I can use it to transmit to speakers at camp, the pool, playground or my sound bar. Another use might be for watching television in bed. Hook this up to your TV set and use your own headphones from across the room. I like the AirFly transmitter only because I have several uses for it with my iPod and would recommend it to anyone who also has a specific need for it, or frequent travelers whose airlines haven’t upgraded their technology. Unfortunately, I don’t see a long lifespan. I give it 4 stars because it doesn't pass volume or track control to my iPod which accepts these commands via the headset jack.

It may just be user error, but I have a hard time pairing my headphones to use with my computer.

While this is a cool little device, very small, works well, no complaints on that side of things. The problem is while technically it works with Air Pod Pros, the sound won’t turn up past level 2 with the device maxed out on the audio. The noise cancelling feature doesn’t seem to work either which would be helpful at least! So that’s disappointing. I believe it’s only a problem on the Pros, maybe they will fix it.

My husband has terrible insomnia and was continually waking me up at 4 and 5 in the morning with the noise from the tv. I found this amazing device and now I can sleep even if he can’t. Set up was simple - I did it myself!

Great way to go wireless for older electronics I got this item to use with an iPod which does not have Bluetooth capability

It works, but I don’t feel that it works well. Max volume on my switch and my AirPods, and I can barely hear anything

The AirFly wireless transmitter does the job that it's made to do in a simple convenient form. This wireless transmitter will allow one to utilize AirPods and wireless headphones with wired headphone jacks. Set-up simply involves charging the AirFly and then pairing it with your Bluetooth device. Charging is quick and can be done via the included USB connection. The built-in battery will hold a charge for up to 8 hours. We are using the AirFly with wireless headphones and the sound quality was quite good. We had no issues with range or connectivity. The size of the AirFly device is quite compact (about the size of a matchbook) and feels to be made of sturdy, quality plastic. Suggested uses include Nintendo Switch, airline in-flight entertainment systems or tvs at the gym. If you have a need in these particular situations it's a convenient, affordable option.

The cable that has to go in the earphone jack is too short. It doesn't really do what I expected. I was hoping to plug into my TV and use my bluetooth headphones to watch TV without disturbing others. My new TV doesn't have a headphone jack so it was basically a waste of money for that purpose. I'm sure I'll find some use for it at some point, but not what I intended.

It has some difficulty staying connected at time but other than that it was fine

This definitely helped with flying when all you have are bluetooth headphones...

A little trouble pairing at first then worked like a charm. Used for inflight entertainment to Hawaii.

I liked this product. It worked as advertised. Would buy again

It takes a while to sync. It works great with my mixer but it takes a while to sync.

Even tho I haven't gone on a airplane I have tried them on multiple things and they failed

It is good when I need to use this for my AirPods and is kind of hard to use first

Haven’t used it yet because of Covid, but bought it because of Covid. I intend to use it on flights so I do not have a cord touching everything. After the flight, I can just wipe it down with a sanitizing wipe.

This is perfect for anything with an audio out jack that you would like to use wireless ear buds with. Use it currently on a Nintendo switch and works great