MacOS – Will the experience be compromised using AirPods Pro with Bluetooth 4 only hardware

After installing the update macOS Sierra 10.12.4 the connection to AirPods working fine.

In release notes About the macOS Sierra 10.12.4 Update nothing about AirPods written.

Unless you have an underlying issue with the hardware, it should be very simple. As long as you have previous paired with both your iPhone and Mac, then it should just be a case of selecting the AirPods as the sound output source from the respective devices.

What I do on Mac is have my sound settings on my menu bar and just tap, then select my AirPods. On iPhone, you just swipe up to show the media controls, tap the sound output and choose AirPods. Takes a second or two.

There are tons of sites that explain in more detail, but this is a nice site with screenshots: https://www.imore.com/airpods-audio-swap

If this doesn't work for you, update your question with details on what happens when you take these steps so we can help narrow your particular issue down. Good luck!