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Since its release in late 2016, AirPods have become one of the most popular wireless headphones with a sleek design, long battery life, and decent sound quality. As AirPods use Bluetooth technology, you can connect and use them with Android phones or any Bluetooth-enabled device.
Guide: Connecting and Using AirPods with Android Phone
According to Android Authority, despite Apple claiming that the new technology implemented on AirPods brings many differences, it essentially relies on regular Bluetooth technology and can even connect to an Android phone as simply and effectively as connecting a computer to a phone via regular Bluetooth. So, how do you connect AirPods to an Android phone? Let's find out in the following article.
Guide on How to Connect AirPods to an Android Phone
- Note
- Make sure your AirPods are not connected to an iPhone or any other Apple device before starting the connection process with an Android phone. Otherwise, the AirPods may not appear in the Bluetooth connection list on your Android device.
Method 1:
Step 1
Step 2: On your Android phone, open Settings > Bluetooth and search for AirPods in the list of available devices to connect.
Step 3: When you see AirPods in the Bluetooth connection list, tap on it and confirm the connection process by tapping Pair from the pop-up dialog box to connect your AirPods to your Android phone.
In addition to connecting AirPods to an iPhone, Android users can also pair AirPods with Windows or connect AirPods to a MacBook, Apple Watch very conveniently.
- Reference: How to Connect AirPods to a Computer
Method 2:
Step 1: Place the AirPods back into the charging case
Step 2: Open the lid and press and hold the button on the back of the case to put the headphones into Pairing mode until the white light flashes.
Step 3: Turn on Bluetooth on your device by going to Settings > Bluetooth and toggle the switch to ON to activate it.
Step 4: Here, after scanning, select the AirPods device displayed in the list to connect.
After successfully connecting AirPods to your Android phone, we can:
- Listen to music, make calls like a regular Bluetooth headset.
- Use the double-tap feature on the headphones to Play/Pause songs.
However, since AirPods are optimized for Apple devices, you won't be able to use some convenient features of AirPods on Android phones. Here are some AirPods features that don't work on Android:
- Accessing Siri: Because Android operating system doesn't have Siri control like Apple, you can't call Siri to control music or ask questions like on iPhone. You also can't summon Google Assistant with AirPods.
- Customizing Touch Controls: On iPhone, you can customize touch controls on AirPods to skip tracks, call Siri, or play/pause music. This feature doesn't work on Android, so you can only double-tap to play and pause.
- AirPods Detection: When used with Apple devices, AirPods will be automatically detected when you open the case, stop playing music when you take the headphones out, and resume playing when you put them back in. However, you can't use this feature on Android devices.
- Checking AirPods Battery: Once AirPods are connected to Android, you can't ask Siri about battery life or check AirPods battery level on your phone like other Apple devices.
So Mytour has introduced you to connecting Android phones to AirPods, helping you easily experience Apple's famous wireless earbuds on Android devices supporting Bluetooth technology. Wish you successful implementation.
In addition to the above small tricks, you can also refer to another quite useful trick: turning off auto-enable Bluetooth mode on iPhone. It can be used to disable Bluetooth without worrying that this function will automatically turn back on tomorrow.
