Use iPhone Headphones

This article teaches you how to use Apple's EarPods, which are the corded headphones that ship with iPhones. Learn about using Apple's wireless AirPods Use-AirPods

Steps

Controlling Voice or FaceTime Calls

  1. Connect your EarPods to your iPhone.[1] Do so via the headphone jack or Lightning port, depending on the model of EarPods you're using.
  2. Open the Phone app. It's a green app with a white telephone handset icon that's typically located on your home screen.
  3. Make a phone call. Do so by tapping Contacts at the bottom of the screen, tapping a contact, and then tapping call at the top of the screen, or by tapping Keypad at the bottom of the screen, entering a phone number, and tapping the green call button at the bottom of the screen.
  4. Press the center of the remote to answer an incoming call. When someone calls you by voice or FaceTime, click the center of the remote on the right EarPods wire once to answer.
    • Hold the center of the remote until you hear two beeps to decline a phone call and send it to voicemail.
  5. Press the center of the remote for call waiting. If you're on a call and receive a second incoming call, press the center of the remote once to answer the new call. Press it again to return to the first call.
    • Toggle back and forth between calls by pressing the center of the remote.
    • Hold the center of the remote for two seconds to end the call you're currently on and switch to the new call.
  6. Adjust the call volume. Using the remote attached to the right EarPods wire, press + to raise the audio volume or - to lower it.
  7. Press the center of the remote to end a call. Press it once to hang up a call.

Controlling Audio Playback

  1. Connect your EarPods to your iPhone. Do so via the headphone jack or Lightning port, depending on the model of EarPods you're using.
  2. Open a music or podcast app. EarPods work with many apps, including Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, Pandora, and Spotify.[2]
  3. Start audio playback. Play a song, playlist, or podcast on your iPhone.
    • Some apps, like Pandora, may start playback when launched. In such cases, you needn't do anything more.
  4. Adjust the volume. Using the remote attached to the right EarPods wire, press + to raise the audio volume or - to lower it.
  5. Press the center of the remote to pause. Press the center of the remote once to pause audio playback. Press it once more to resume playing.
  6. Double-click the center of the remote to skip forward. Quickly clicking the center of the remote twice skips to the next song or track.
    • Double-click and hold the second click to fast-forward within the track you're listening to. Fast-forward will continue as long as you hold the button and will stop when you release it.
  7. Triple-click the center of the remote to skip backward. Quickly clicking the center of the remote three times skips back to the beginning of the song or track; doing so again skips to the previous track.
    • Triple-click and hold the third click to rewind within the track you're listening to. Rewind will continue as long as you hold the button and will stop when you release it.

Using Siri on iPhone 5 or Newer

  1. Open Settings. It's a gray app that contains gears (⚙️) and is typically located on your home screen.
  2. Scroll down and tap Siri. It's in one of the sections near the top of the menu.
  3. Slide "Siri" to the on position. It will turn green. Siri is now enabled on your iPhone.
    • Slide "Access When Locked" to the "On" (green) position if you want to be able to access Siri when your iPhone is locked.
  4. Connect your EarPods to your iPhone. Do so via the headphone jack or Lightning port, depending on the model of EarPods you're using.
  5. Press and hold the center of the remote. Do so until you hear a tone and see "What can I help you with?" on your screen.
  6. Give Siri a command. Speak it clearly into your EarPods' microphone.
    • Your command will be displayed on the screen as Siri repeats it.
    • If prompted, enter your passcode to unlock your iPhone.



Tips

  • These functions are not always available in all apps.

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Sources and Citations

  1. ↑ http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MD827LL/A/apple-earpods-with-remote-and-mic
  2. ↑ https://manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1619/en_US/earpods_user_guide.pdf
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