How To Connect Airpods With An Android Phone

Since all AirPods/AirPods Pro/AirPods Max models utilize Bluetooth, you can pick up any one of them available to you to use with your Android device without any issues. Though there are certain features you won’t be able to use which we will discuss later on. However, if you own a Nothing Phone, you can easily connect AirPods to them with ease using our dedicated connect AirPods with Nothing Phone guide.

Connect Your AirPods/Pro/Max with an Android Phone

Pairing AirPods with your Android device may seem like doing something wrong, and might require quite a bit of tinkering, but the truth is just the opposite. The process is fairly straightforward, just like connecting any other Bluetooth device to your smartphone. Take a look for yourself.
That’s how easy it was to connect AirPods with Android. You can start using them like any other regular headphones you have. The only difference is, that you will not be able to tweak any settings for AirPods since they officially don’t support Android.

Things You CAN Do With AirPods on Android

AirPods not only have great build quality and amazing sound, but they are also feature rich which is why they go so well with Apple devices. But they also work quite well with Android devices as well, as you can see from this list of things that you can do with AirPods on Android.

Switch between ANC and Transparency mode. Use different noise control modes on AirPods Max. Reverse wireless charge using Power Sharing. Use force sensors to play or pause audio playback. Double or triple tap to jump to the next or previous song. Enable Adaptive Transparency mode on AirPods Pro 2. Control audio playback with wearables running on Wear OS 3 or above.

This might seem plenty, but the truth is that even these features do not work to their full extent. Refer to the list below to learn about all the things you won’t be able to do on your AirPods when paired with Android.

Things You CANNOT Do With AirPods on Android

Given that AirPods aren’t built with Android smartphones in mind, it is not a shock that certain features get stripped away when used with Android. We have listed down all the features that you can’t use on AirPods.

No quick setup or easy pairing. Lacks multi-device switching. “Hey, Siri” wake up does not work. No in-ear detection. No support for Spatial Audio music playback. Cannot check AirPods and charging case battery level. (Except Nothing Phones) No option to adjust Adaptive EQ. Cannot use Find My. The eartip test is unavailable. Cannot stream 24-bit audio. Control volume directly from earbuds. No visual confirmation of changing noise control modes.

Coming to the end, we learned that pairing AirPods can be a walk in the park, using the features AirPods are famous for can be like climbing the jungle Jim. They are there but still unavailable to you just because you wouldn’t bulge to switch to an iPhone. That said, if you have never experienced any of the mentioned exclusive features and don’t mind missing out on them, then you would thoroughly enjoy your time with AirPods with your Android smartphone.