How to use AirPods with an Android phone or tablet, and even restore some missing features

AirPods can connect to Android phones as quickly as iPhones.Phil Barker/Future Publishing via Getty Images
You can connect AirPods to your Android phone or tablet just like any other Bluetooth device.
While AirPods work on Androids, most of their extra features — including Siri and automatic ear detection — will be disabled.
You can install apps onto your Android to re-enable some of the AirPods' missing features.
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