AirPods Control - with Tips to the Goal

Since Apple launched iOS 11, you have a wider range of commands you can give your AirPods by using tips. This makes controlling the wireless headphones even easier and more efficient in your everyday life.

Controlling AirPods: Use commands

With a slight modification, you can assign individual commands to your AirPods, which you implement by tapping on the headphones. Here, the selection of commands depends on their usage behavior.

1. Open the settings on your iOS device and select your AirPods in the Bluetooth menu.
2. Click on the option "Double tap on AirPod". You will now see the options you can select for each AirPod.
3. You can choose between Siri, play/pause playback, skip between tracks, and disable the features completely.
4. Assign each AirPod a specific function that you want the headphones to perform with a double tap.
5. However, you should know that you cannot yet set individual preferences regarding calls. Thus, calls are still accepted by tapping the headphones.
6. So switching between calls also remains unchanged.

Watch out in the cold season

An advantage that can easily be turned into a disadvantage in the cold months is that the surface of the AirPods is very sensitive. As a result, even rubbing a hat or headband can cause the functions to be triggered. Due to this, it can be helpful to change the settings accordingly in winter.