Is there anything as existentially frustrating as one of your AirPods dying on you? It would almost be preferable for both of them to malfunction because at least that way you don't have to bother ...
To do this, swipe down from the top-right corner of the screen to launch the Control Center. Then, make sure the circle with the Bluetooth symbol is blue. If it's not, tap it to ... Put the AirPod ...