Since their release, Apple AirPods have been selling very well because they are surprisingly convenient. This also applies to the first generation of headphones, as well as to the second, or even to the AirPods Pro.
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To master the use of your Apple headphones, there are different tips to know, like those we saw recently forEarPods wired headphones.
So let's see6 handy tips for AirPods, some of which are surprising and not necessarily very well known.
“Real-time” listening or AirPod as a hearing aid
This is an accessibility feature, which allows you to hear the words of someone speaking in AirPodsnear the iPhone microphone.
To do this, simply go toSettings > Control Center. Then on this page, add the “Hearing” icon to the control center to use the real-time listening function. Find hisprinciple in detail in this article.
How to extend listening at the end of the drums?
When you reach the end of your battery, a tip allows you to recharge the AirPods without cutting off your music or movie in progress. Just use onlyonly one of the two. One is worn in the ear to ensure continuity of listening, while the other is stored in the case and recharges. Then we reverse!
In addition, everything is provided by Apple: the earphone used alone allows you to hear both right and left channelseven when listening to stereo sound.
Know who is calling me
When a phone call comes in and the user is wearing AirPods, the reflex is usually to look on the screen of the Apple Watch or iPhone to find out the identity of the caller. But there is a feature that allows you to hear the caller's name in AirPods.
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To activate this function, you must go toSettings > Phone > Call announcement, then select “Headphones only”.
Find lost AirPods
Losing precious and small AirPods is the fear of every user. Fortunately, it is possible to use the Find My app to identify the last geographic location of the AirPods before losing connection with the iPhone or Apple Watch.
Once close to the AirPods, when they are connected again, the app canmake them ringto locate them.
On aseen all this in detail in this tutorial.
Control music with Siri
Did you know that you can use Siri to control music? With AirPods, just double-tap an earbud to activate Siri.
It then becomes possible to control the voice assistant with instructions such as:
- “go to the next song“
- “go back to the previous song“
- “increases volume by 25%“
Findlots of helpful voice prompts for AirPods here.
Choose the microphone used by AirPods
By default, AirPods automatically know which microphone should be used, the one in the right earbud or the one in the left earbud.
It is however possible tomanually choose the microphonewhich must be used. Which can be useful if one of the two AirPods is damaged, or if noise comes particularly from one side!
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To do this, you must go toSettings > Bluetooth, tap the 'i' next to the AirPods. Then in the “Microphone” section, select left or right AirPod.
To make the most of your AirPods, there are also a plethora of accessories, we have selectedvarious protection and maintenance solutions in this file.
- Also read:13 Tips for EarPods Wired Headphones
