Prerequisite
If you have AirPods other than AirPods gen 1 and 2 please skip this step. For AirPods gen 1 or gen 2 you have to use an iOS device (e.g. iPhone or iPad) to set at least one airpod to play/pause. Optionally you can set one airpod as skip to next. Then you can double tap this airpod to skip song. Last pair AirPods to your Android phone.
Step 1: enable assistant
Step 2: decide which mode to trigger assistant
There are 2 modes to trigger assistant.
- Single squeeze (or double tap if for AirPods gen 2) once to trigger assistant. This is the default mode.
- Single squeeze (or double tap if for AirPods gen 2) twice to trigger assistant. Turn on "2 single squeeze to trigger assistant" in the setting.
Free version (Single squeeze once to trigger assistant)
- When music is not playing single squeeze airpod triggers assistant
- When music is playing single squeeze airpod pauses and single squeeze again would trigger assistant.
PRO version (Single squeeze twice to trigger assistant)
This is the exclusive feature for PRO version. 1st single squeeze to pause/play & 2nd single squeeze (within a few seconds) to trigger Google Assistant
Here are different scenarios that you can use
Play music
- single squeeze once music will resume from the last playback
- Or 2 single-squeeze consecutively (within 5 seconds) trigger assistant and ask assistant to start playing music
Trigger assistant to ask question
- At any time 2 single squeeze consecutively (within 5 seconds) to trigger assistant. E.g. ask assistant for weather
- If you would like to continue music playing single squeeze once
Stop music
- When music is playing single squeeze once stops music
Configure delay between 2 single squeeze
Gesture to trigger assistant for AirPods gen 3 & AirPods Pro
- Follow step 1 and 2 above to turn on "2 single squeeze to trigger assistant" in app setting
- Use single squeeze twice to trigger assistant. This is different from double squeeze. Basically you single squeeze once and wait until you hear a confirmation sound. Music will play or pause. Then you single squeeze one more time and wait until you hear a confirmation sound. When music plays or pauses you should see assistant gets triggered.