When my spouse and I journey, we normally obtain some exhibits to look at on our flight. However we all the time have to separate a set of AirPods after we watch these exhibits. Meaning one in every of our ears is having fun with the present whereas the opposite is pressured to endure the crying child behind us on the aircraft, which may be distracting. However because of Apple’s Audio Sharing characteristic, we will every take pleasure in a present collectively whereas utilizing our personal units of AirPods, AirPods Professional or different headphones.
Audio Sharing was launched with iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 in 2024. It permits two pairs of appropriate AirPods or Beats headphones to pair with a single iPhone or iPad. So that you and one other particular person can immerse yourselves into music, films or a TED Speak with out disturbing these round you.
This is the best way to share audio with one other set of AirPods or Beats headphones.
Methods to take pleasure in music and podcasts collectively
You may share your audio with one other pair of headphones by tapping your personal headphone management.
1. Open Music, Podcasts, Spotify or any comparable app together with your AirPods in your ears and linked to your iPhone or iPad.
2. Begin taking part in music or a Podcast.
3. Open your Management Heart by swiping down from the highest proper nook of your display.
4. Go to your audio controls web page — it is your second Management Heart web page by default.
5. Faucet the AirPods emblem close to the underside of your display.
6. Faucet Share Audio.
7. Convey the opposite pair of AirPods of their case or Beats headphones close to your gadget. You may must press the button on the again of your AirPods case to enter Pairing Mode.
8. Faucet Share Audio when your gadget detects the opposite AirPods or Beats headphones.
You may management the amount of each headphones from the linked gadget.
Every pair of headphones can change their very own quantity by way of headphone controls, or you’ll be able to change the amount for every pair by way of the linked gadget. However you’ll take pleasure in a podcast or different music collectively with out splitting a pair of AirPods or disturbing folks round you.
Methods to watch a film or present with separate headphones
Pairing one other set of headphones to your gadget to look at a movie or TV collection is analogous. This is how.
1. Open Apple TV, Netflix, YouTube or one other streaming app together with your headphones in.
2. Begin taking part in a movie or present.
3. Swipe down from the highest proper nook of your display to open your Management Heart.
4. Go to your audio controls web page — it is your second Management Heart web page by default.
5. Faucet the AirPods emblem close to the underside of your display.
6. Faucet Share Audio.
7. Convey the opposite pair of AirPods of their case or Beats headphones close to your gadget. You may must press the button on the again of your AirPods case to enter Pairing Mode.
8. Faucet Share Audio when your gadget detects the opposite AirPods or Beats headphones.
Tapping Share Audio will allow you to join to a different set of headphones so that you and one other particular person can pay attention or watch one thing collectively on the identical display.
Now you and one other particular person can watch a video collectively with out disturbing the folks round you and with out splitting a pair of AirPods.
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