Most brands require you to hold down the power button for a few seconds, but some earbuds-especially those with touch controls instead of buttons-have their own method. So if your headphones aren’t appearing with a new device, you may need to hunt down that manual for instructions on putting them in pairing mode. As a result, most users can easily pair headphones the first time, says Win Cramer, CEO of JLab Audio (makers of WIRED’s favorite budget wirefree buds)-but the second time leaves them scratching their head. Many headphones go into pairing mode automatically when you first use them. If you can’t get your headphones to connect to your phone at all, don’t despair-in my experience, this is usually the easiest to fix (provided the headphones aren’t dead entirely).