That comment was informed by my experience with Google devices more than by my experience with Apple. I don't own airpods and have only owned one Apple device i

That comment was informed by my experience with Google devices more than by my experience with Apple. I don't own airpods and have only owned one Apple device in my life (my current iPhone). But Android devices - across various OEMs including Google, and both stock Android and CM - have always seemed to make simple things far more annoying than they need to be, in my experience. Same with Chromecast. (FYI, I'm the GP commenter but not the one you're replying to directly.)