Hi @Trillion6333
Welcome to community!
Unfortunately, Pandora does not support media keys when playing through a web browser.
However, you should be able to use the media keys (volume, play/pause, skip) on your keyboard to control playback on the Pandora Desktop app. You can also select Controls at the top of the Mac menu bar, for the Pandora app, to review all Keyboard shortcuts available when the app is in focus. Here's a quick list:
Play/ Pause: Space
Skip Forward: ⌘→
Skip Backward: ⌘←
Shuffle: ⌘S
Repeat: ⌘G
Thumb Up: ⇧⌘↑
Thumb Down: ⇧⌘↓
Items will be greyed out when playing a source that does not support that command.
If you're not able to control playback with the above keyboard shortcuts with the desktop app I'm happy to take a closer at what may be happening. I've gone ahead and enabled a trace on your account to help investigate.
Let's begin with the following troubleshooting steps:
First, try resetting the Pandora app from the Help menu (not to worry, we'll keep track of your profile and collection for you). Select Help and then Reset App Data.
If you're still having trouble after this, then please uninstall and reinstall the Pandora app.
To do that:
Close the Pandora app.
Open a new Finder window.
Click on Applications.
Find the Pandora app and drag it to the Trash bin.
Right click the Trash bin and select Empty Trash.
You can then use the following steps to reinstall the app:
Install the Pandora desktop app from our website.
Open the downloaded file and follow the prompts to complete the installation.
Let me know if you're still having trouble.
To circle back to the AirPods, unfortunately, Pandora does not support playback control when using Bluetooth headphones, such as Airpods ,when connected to a desktop. You'll need to use the keyboard controls or media keys in order to pause or play music.
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