Android plans to add AirPod-like auto-switching this 2022

Switching between devices might be quicker on Android soon (Source: Google)

It might be more seamless to switch where your headphones are connected (at least between Android phones, Chromebooks, Android TV, and some Windows PC devices). The company plans to improve the Bluetooth headphone capabilities on Android phones using its Fast Pair technology.

Google also wants to bring full head tracking for spatial audio on Android. Apple AirPod and iPhone users will be familiar with these features, but now Android users might get a taste of it, too. The company hasn't shared too many details about these plans. But The Verge reports that these are two of "many Fast Pair features" expected to arrive "in the coming months," and some even "in the coming weeks."

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Google wants to make it easier to sync Bluetooth headphone pairing across your devices

With headphone jacks slowly making their way out of smartphones, we’re forced to either use USB-C earbuds or rely on Bluetooth-powered headphones to listen to music on our mobile devices. In hopes of easing the pain of syncing your Bluetooth headphones and speakers, Google accounts can now remember Fast Pair-compatible headphones you have used and transfer this connection to other devices you’re signed in. It’s also coming to Chromebooks in 2019. Fast Pair, which originally launched in October 2017, hasn’t been adopted as quickly as Google would like. JayBirds already has a few Fast Pair headsets but this time brands like Bose and Anker are also going to support the feature.

To register a compatible Fast Pair device, you just need to turn it on and an Android 6.0+ phone will generate a pop-up to speed up the pairing process. The latest update will allow your Google account to remember the headphones you’ve paired it to and carry that information to other devices you sign into.

Source: The Verge