ALN - AirPods like Normal
Access AirPods' Apple-exclusive features on linux and android!
Check out the packet definitions at AAP Definitions
Tested device(s)
- AirPods Pro 2
Other devices might work too! Features like ear detection and battery should be available for any AirPods! Although the app will show unsupported features/settings! I will not be able test any other devices than the ones I already have (i.e. the AirPods Pro 2).
Implemented Features
| Feature | Linux | Android |
|---|---|---|
| Ear Detection | ✅ | ✅ |
| Conversational Awareness | ✅ | ✅ |
| Setting Noise Control | ✅ | ✅ |
| Battery Level | ✅ | ✅ |
| Rename AirPods | ✅ | ✅ |
| Adjust Adaptive Audio | ❌ | ✅ |
| Loud Sound Reduction | ❌ | ✅ |
Linux
Check out the README file in linux folder for more info.
This tray app communicates with a daemon with the help of a UNIX socket. The daemon is responsible for the actual communication with the AirPods. The tray app is just a frontend for the daemon, that does ear-detection, conversational awareness, setting the noise-cancellation mode, and more.
Android
Currently, there's a bug on android that prevents this from working (psst, go upvote!)
Workaround
Download the required files from Releases. Donload the required based on your Android’s version. Currently, I have only built patched libraries for Android 14, and 15, and have tested on stock android. I am not sure if the same libraries would work for other android skins. Try at your own risk!!
- Create a folder structure like this:
/data/local/tmp/overlay:
upper work
/data/local/tmp/overlay/upper:
libbluetooth_jni.so- Copy the overlay and name it overlay2.
- Place
bt.shin/data/adb/post-fs-data.d/ - create a folder in /data/adb/modules/
/data/adb/modules/btl2capfix: module.prop /data/adb/modules/btl2capfix/system/lib64: libbluetooth_jni.so - Now, you have the bug in android's bluetooth stack fixed!
But once that's fixed hy Google devs, or you have fixed the issue using root, download the APK, and you're off!
I don't know how to write READMEs for android apps, because they're just that, apps. So, here are two screenshots of the app:
Quick Tile to toggle Conversational Awareness and to switch Noise Control modes, and Battery Widget (App and AndroidSystemIntelligence)/Notification coming soon!!
License
AirPods like Normal (ALN) - Bringing Apple-only features to Linux and Android for seamless AirPods functionality! Copyright (C) 2024 Kavish Devar
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 3 of the License.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program over here. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.