The first wireless headphones, the ones that created the True Wireless category, hit the market at the end of 2014. These models had a price that in most cases exceeded 200 euros in length, so they were available to very few users.
Samsung was one of the first companies to popularize this type of headphones, but it was not until the presentation of the AirPods, when they became a mass product despite not being exactly cheap: 179 euros.
The first generation AirPods arrived on the market in December 2016, wireless headphones that are also compatible with any Android terminal, although with a series of limitations for the non-possibility of see the battery level of the AirPods.
Fortunately, for this problem, there is a solution in the form of a third party app. Coincidentally, although Apple does not offer an application to know the battery level of AirPods on Android, through the Beats application (a company that Apple bought in 2014 to launch Apple Music a year later), if this functionality is present.
The reason is unknown, but if 5 years after the launch of the first AirPods, Apple has not yet launched an application to access this information, it is clear that it is because he doesn't want, since it is possible to do it without problems as we can see in the Beats application.
How many models of AirPods have been released
Since 2016, when Apple introduced the first AirPods, the range has gone expanding with new models, models that I show you below in the order that they reached the market.
- 1nd generation AirPods
- 2nd generation AirPods
- AirPods Pro
- AirPods Max
- 3rd generation AirPods.
The first generation of AirPods was presented in September 2016 and they went on sale in December of that same year. To know if the charging case was charged, we had to open the box and check the color of the led: green charged, orange charged.
The second generation, 2nd generation AirPods, arrived on the market in March 2019, a second generation consisting of two models: a lightning cable charging case and a wireless charging case. The price difference between the two versions was 50 euros. The location of the charge status led was also modified, placing it on the front exterior of the case.
The 3rd generation AirPods hit the market in October 2021, with a single version with a Qi-compatible charging case, although they also offer the possibility of charging via the lightning cable.
The noise cancellation to the AirPods range arrived with the AirPods Pro, a model that was presented in October 2019 and that includes wireless charging support in addition to the possibility of charging through the lighting connection that is located at the bottom of the device.
The AirPods Max, presented in October 2020, are the most expensive Apple headphones, with a price of up to 625 euros. These headphones also charge wirelessly, but they do not include a charging case.
How to see the battery of the AirPods
To see the battery level of the AirPods with any Apple mobile device, be it an iPhone or an iPad, we just have to place the matching battery widget on home screen.
This widget will display the battery level of both iPhone and AirPods, Apple Watch, If we connect a Mac or iPad, the battery level of the AirPods and the charging case will also be displayed.
Although there is no official Apple application to access the battery levels of the AirPods on Android, if this option exists with Beats headphones, as I mentioned above, with the application that you can download through the following link.
By using the same technology both the Beats and the AirPods, it is not fully understood why Apple does not launch an application to know the battery of the AirPods but continues to maintain and update the one available in the Beats application.
How to pair AirPods on Android
To pair any model of AirPods with an Android device, we must perform the steps that I show you below:
- First of all is activate the bluetooth of our device.
- Once we have activated and / or activated the bluetooth visibility of our smartphone, click on the AirPods link button located on the back.
- Finally we wait until AirPods are displayed among nearby devices that we can link and we connect it.
From that moment on, we can now use the AirPods to make calls or listen to music, but not to use the Google Assistant or to control music playback.
How to see the battery of AirPods on Android
In the absence of an official Apple application so that users can know the battery level of the AirPods on Android, the only solution we have is use the third-party app AirBattery, an application that we can download for free through the following link.
AirBattery allows us know the battery level of the following AirPods models:
- 1nd generation AirPods
- 2nd generation AirPods
- AirPods Pro
As we can see, not all AirPods models are available that Apple has launched on the market and that is because the application has not been updated since January 2020.
In addition to allowing us know the battery level of the AirPods, it also allows us to know the battery level and charging case of the Beats wireless headphones, although it is not necessary, since, as I have commented above, we can do it through the official Beats application, an application that offers us a greater Accuracy index in the figure that you show us.
AirBattery, shows us on the lock screen the battery level of the AirPods every time they are connected to our device. This app is available for download completely free of charge and includes in-app purchases to unlock all features.