Apple AirPods have always supported Bluetooth, so you can pair them with any phone, tablet, or computer you like—whether or not it’s made by Apple—for basic audio listening. Until now, though, getting the full set of features on these earbuds, including head gestures and all the rest, required using an iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
That’s now changed with the arrival of LibrePods, an app that actually launched a couple of years ago but that’s now available on the Google Play Store. Previously, to get LibrePods to work, you had to jailbreak your Android device and sideload it. That’s no longer necessary—you can just install it like any regular Android app.
According to developer Kavish Devar, Google recently fixed an issue with the Bluetooth stack in Android, and rolled it out with Android 16 QPR3. That means a jailbreak isn’t required any longer, though you do need a phone with the Android 16
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