How to connect your AirPods to Apple TV using SiriApparently, you can just ask Siri to connect your AirPods to Apple TV.
According to Reddit user bd7349, you can use the Siri button on your Siri Remote to instantly connect your AirPods to your Apple TV. If you've already paired your AirPods, you should be able to switch audio without any additional steps. This is not a beta feature. It supposedly works in tvOS 10.
Now, I should say that I tried this over and over and over again, and the only thing that happened when I said "Connect to my AirPods" was that I was directed to the Settings app. However, the original poster of the information swears that, when done correctly, the AirPods should connect and start playing audio without you needing to perform any additional steps.
Though I was unable to instantly connect my AirPods to Apple TV, I did manage to come up with a workaround that you might find useful.
How to use Siri to connect your AirPods to Apple TV
If you discover that Siri just takes you to the Settings app when you as...
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How to connect your AirPods to Apple TV using Siri
