It doesn’t matter which AirPod model you use, you are always assured of exceptional performance and terrific on-ear sound quality that lasts all day long. With the wireless charging case, one can charge their AirPods on-the-go. Along with convenience and seamless pairing, you can choose to pause the AirPods anytime with ease. Continue reading to know all the different methods that will let you pause your audio in time, regardless of the device you used to pair the gadgets.
First and the easiest way is to remove the AirPod from one of your ears. When someone calls you on the street, or you want to listen to someone giving you directions, all you need to do is take off one earbud from your ear, and the AirPod will automatically pause the audio you were listening to. To listen to your favorite music, podcast, etc. again, plugin your AirPods back and you’ll be good to go. Its intuitive feature performs seamlessly on both AirPods and AirPods Pro. Make sure you haven’t switched off the Automatic Ear Detection or else this feature won’t work. To enable this feature, follow these steps on an iPhone or iPad:
Go to Settings and head to the Bluetooth section.
Tap on the ‘i’ button next to the connected AirPods.
Scroll down the new page and enable the Automatic Ear Detection feature.
The second method leads you to Siri. If you’re using an iPhone or iPad, you might already be relying on Siri to complete some of your minor tasks. Similarly, now you can ask Siri to pause the AirPods as well and it’s as easy as giving it any other command. Whichever AirPod you are using, you only have to command Siri by saying, “Hey Siri, Pause or Play.” An alternate method is to change the double-tap and press-and-hold settings to use the sensors to activate Siri. To make this setting, connect your AirPods with an iPhone or iPad and follow these steps:
Go to Settings and head to the Bluetooth section.
Tap on the ‘i’ button next to the connected AirPods.
Under the Double-Tap on the AirPod or Press and Hold AirPods section, tap on Right or Left AirPod.
From the list of functions appearing on screen, select Siri and let your AirPods activate Siri.
Since the original AirPods don’t work with Siri, you have to double-tap on your AirPods to activate Siri. And this leads us to our next method, i.e., to let the sensors do their job in the original AirPod. If you make the right settings, your sensors will allow you to pause & play the music, activate Siri, skip tracks, or move to the previous one.
AirPod Pro users can squeeze the Force Sensor on the stem of either side of their gadget to pause the music. Squeeze it again to play. If you press the stem a little too long, then you’ll be switched out of Noise Cancellation mode and will go into the Transparency mode.
The AirPods (2nd Generation) can pause or play the music with a simple double-click on either side of the AirPods. Original AirPod users can tweak the Siri settings and allow the sensors to play or pause the music instead. Follow these steps to make the changes:
Go to Settings and head to the Bluetooth section.
Tap on the ‘i’ button next to the connected AirPods.
Under the Double-Tap on AirPod or Press and Hold AirPods section, select Play or Pause.
If you are someone who uses their phone while listening to music on their AirPods (any version), then this method will be the quickest way for you to pause your AirPods.
Open the device (iPad or iPhone) which is connected to your AirPods and go to the Control Centre.
Then swipe down from the top-right corner of your screen or swipe up from the bottom of your screen (if you’re using an iPhone with a Home button).
From the playback section, tap on the pause button.
If you’re using a Mac, hit the F8 button on your keyboard to pause the music or anything you’ve been listening to.
All of the methods mentioned above will help you pause your AirPods like a pro.
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