Thanks for checking out the Apple Support Communities. From your post, I understand that your AirPods seem to stop playing music after a few minutes of playback. I'm happy to help!
Based on what you have described, it could be possible there is some interference. The following article will provide you with more information on what can cause interference, and how to take care of it: Potential sources of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth interference - Apple Support.
If it's not an interference issue, I would recommend unpairing the AirPods from your MacBook, then repairing them: Use your AirPods - Apple Support.
Have a great day.
I’m not playing music. When I’m connecting my AirPods they are sometimes playing random music from my playlist. Is it normal that it plays music from Apple Music when I haven’t opened the app and tap to play in the widget in the control center? When I delete Apple Music from my iPhone and I tap play nothing happens.
How To Connect Airpods To My Mac
Make sure your AirPods are connected to your iPhone. Even though Apple claims that AirPods have seamless switching between devices, things don’t always work that effortlessly. Airpods will sometimes refuse to connect to additional devices. To solve this problem you need to temporarily disable Bluetooth on the iPhone. 3 hours ago Custom connection modes are available to set listening mode, volume, and microphone access when AirPods connect to a Mac, and the app offers up. Repair To Fix AirPods Not Connecting to Mac. If your AirPods are already paired with your Mac but they refuse to connect, you’ll have to unpair and pair them again. As AirPods work as Bluetooth headphones, this is the same as resetting them. Step 1: Open the System Preferences app and go to Bluetooth. Here’s how to connect AirPods to a Mac with a keyboard shortcut (via Reddit). Connect Airpods. Don’t count on your AirPods case charging your iPhone. Using a free app called Snap. At the end of the device list, select AirPods and press on the option that says Connect. Forget AirPods as a Bluetooth Device. If you are still unable to know how to connect AirPods to laptops then try to forget AirPods as a Bluetooth device. To execute this step you need to do follow these steps.