Just for listening ? Think again
View(s):Whenever you buy aniPhone, you get a set of Apple EarPods with remote and microphone built-in. These headphones offer additional functionality beyond just pausing and playing music. The folllowing are a few uses for your Apple-branded headphones for on an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch, whether they’re EarPods,In-Ear Headphones, or just regular Earphones (previously called Earbuds). The only requirement is that they have to have a remote and mic.
Playback Controls
The following suggestions focus on the newer EarPods with remote and mic, but again, any Apple-branded headphones with remote and mic should do.
Pause & Play Tracks
To play or pause a song or video, just press the center button once.
This should work with most apps on your iOS device, like Music, Play Music, Spotify, Videos, and YouTube, but some third-party apps may not work. = Skip or Go to Previous Tracks
To skip a track, quickly press the middle button on the remote twice. To go to the previous track, quickly press the middle button three times.
This trick works with a lot of media apps, like Music, Pandora, Play Music, Spotify, and Videos. In the YouTube app, pressing twice or thrice just reloads the current video.
Fast Forward & Rewind
In order to fast forward to your favorite part of a song or video, press the middle button twice, holding down on the second press. To rewind a track or video, press the middle button three times, holding down on the third press.
This works in Music, Spotify, and Videos.
Call Functions
Inevitably a phone call will come while your headphones are plugged in, and while you can pull your iPhone out to perform call functions, let’s show you how to do them all from your Ear Pod’s remote.
Answer & End Calls
When you receive a call you want to accept, simply press the middle button once on the remote. Hanging up the call is also done with a single-press of the middle button.
Decline Incoming Calls
To decline a call, press and hold the middle button for a couple seconds. The beeps you hear afterward will notify you that the call was forwarded to voicemail. If you’re already in a phone call and receive another, you can do the same thing to decline the new one.
Switch to a Second Call
If you’re already on a phone call and receive another, switch to the new one while placing the previous one on hold by single-pressing the middle button.
Additional Functions
Although playback controls and call functions will probably be the most utilized functions, there are some additional things that can make your EarPods much more useful.
Activate Siri for Hands-Free Assistance
When you have a query for Siri, activating her with the headphone’s remote is quickly done by pressing and holding the middle button. If your remote includes a mic (you’ll know by the small microphone icon on the back), you can leave your phone in your pocket while you speak to Siri.
Use It as a Remote Shutter Button
With your headphones plugged in and your Camera app open, use the volume buttons on the EarPods remote to snap pictures or start and stop video recordings. It makes getting difficult angles more easily. Unfortunately, this action does not work with third-party apps like Instagram, Snapchat, or Vine.
Use Them with Your Mac
Not all of the functions mentioned above can be performed on your MacBook or Mac desktop computer, but if you plug your headphones into it, you will be able to raise the volume, pause and play tracks, and even skip a track or go back to the previous one in certain applications.