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Do you have AirPods paired to your Android and want to see the battery status? Unlike an iPhone, iPad, or Mac, your AirPods will not send a pop-up message to your Android when the battery gets too low. Fortunately, you can see your AirPods battery level on an Android using a simple third-party app. This How.com.vn article teaches you how to check the AirPods battery level on Android without a pop-up.
Things You Should Know
- There are many free AirPods monitoring apps for Android available in the Play Store.
- Third-party apps like MaterialPods show the battery status of your AirPods in your Android's notification menu.
- Whatever app you download, make sure it has the right permissions to access your AirPods for battery information!
Steps
Checking AirPods Battery Status
- Install an AirPods battery app. To find a third-party app you like, open the Google Play Store and enter AirPods battery app into the search bar. MaterialPods is free AirPods battery app for Android that has great ratings, but you can choose any app you like. Once you find an app, tap it, and then tap Install.
- There are quite a few different apps on the Google Play Store that offer AirPods battery status checks, including AirBattery, PodAir, AirDroid. In this method, we'll focus on checking your AirPods battery with the MaterialPods app. But you can follow along using any monitoring app that you've installed since the only difference will be how the app looks and where buttons are.
- Pair your AirPods to your Android. Simply put the AirPods into pairing mode and open Bluetooth on your Android. Then tap the AirPods to connect with them.
- Open your AirPods battery app and grant permissions. The app, depending on which you downloaded, will need permissions, like Bluetooth, automatic startup, running in the background, etc.
- Tap Check permission and Allow to continue.
- If prompted, allow the app to stay on top of other apps. Tapping Check permission under "Draw over other apps" and tap the switch to toggle it on.
- You'll also want to enable battery optimization if prompted. Tap Check permission and Allow.
- If you're using MaterialPods, read the "Dear user" note and then tap Close to continue.
- Select your AirPods model. Tap a tile that shows the model of AirPods that you have.
- After you select your model, a pop-up will immediately appear that shows you the battery level.
- You can also see the AirPods battery levels in your notification menu.
- The charging case will also show you your AirPods battery level.
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