AirPods to Android · Connect guide
How to connect AirPods to an Android phone
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AirPods work with Android phones as a regular Bluetooth headset. Put them into pairing mode using the button or gesture for your model, then pick them from the phone's Bluetooth list.
01 · Before you start
Check these first
- Turn on Bluetooth on the phone. On a Samsung Galaxy, go to Settings → Connections → Bluetooth.
- Put the AirPods in their charging case. AirPods Max don't have a case to open.
- On an Android phone you can listen and talk, but Siri isn't available.
Source: Apple AirPods User Guide: pair AirPods with a non-Apple device
02 · Connect
Step by step, by device
AirPods 4, AirPods Pro 3
Open the case → double-tap the front → select in Bluetooth
- Open the case with the AirPods inside and hold it next to the phone.
- Double-tap the front of the case so the status light flashes white.
- When the AirPods appear in the list of Bluetooth devices, select them.
Source: Apple AirPods User Guide: pair AirPods with a non-Apple device
AirPods Max
Hold the listening mode button about 5 seconds → select in Bluetooth
- Press and hold the listening mode button for about 5 seconds, or until the status light flashes white.
- When AirPods Max appear in the list of Bluetooth devices, select them.
Source: Apple AirPods User Guide: pair AirPods with a non-Apple device
Finding the Bluetooth list on Android
Swipe down → touch and hold Bluetooth → Pair new device
- Swipe down from the top of the screen and touch and hold Bluetooth.
- Tap Pair new device, then tap the AirPods when they appear and follow the on-screen instructions.
Google notes some of these steps work only on Android 15 and up.
Source: Google: find and set up Bluetooth devices near your Android device
If it still won't connect
Turn Bluetooth off and on again, and restart the phone. If the AirPods are listed but won't connect, forget them in Settings → Connected devices → Saved devices, then put them back into pairing mode and pair them again.
Frequently asked questions
Does Siri work with AirPods on Android?
No. Apple says you can listen and talk with AirPods on a non-Apple device, but you can't use Siri.
Where is the setup button on AirPods?
On the back of the charging case for AirPods (1st to 3rd generation) and AirPods Pro (1st and 2nd generation). AirPods 4 and AirPods Pro 3 use a double-tap on the front of the case instead.