Iphone with you: Secret headphone shortcuts: Twelve clicks to control your iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Saturday, February 21, 2015

Secret headphone shortcuts: Twelve clicks to control your iPhone, iPad, and Mac

The Apple EarPods that come with your iPhone or iPod touch — and all headphones that integrate remote functionality — can be used to control a wide range of features, including music, phone calls, and even Siri. Not only that, many of the controls also work on the Mac!

The remote controls are great for accessibility. If you're not familiar with all the options, here's a complete list!

1. Play or pause audio

Single click the headset button to play audio — music, podcasts, or audio books — or to pause audio that's already playing.

2. Skip forward through audio

Double click the headset button to skip forward to the next track or chapter.

3. Skip back through audio

Triple click the headset button to skip back to the previous track or chapter.

4. Fast forward audio

Double click and hold down the headset button to fast forward through the audio.

5. Rewind audio

Triple click and hold down the headset button to rewind through the audio.

6. Answer or hang up on a call

Single click the headset button to answer and incoming call or hang up an ongoing call.

7. Switch calls

Single click the headset button to switch between multiple calls.

8. Reject a call

Single click and hold down the headset button to send an incoming call to voice mail. (Two low beeps will confirm the rejection.)

9. Hang up on current call

Double click and hold down the headset button to hang up on the current of multiple calls. (Two low beeps will confirm the hang up.)

10. Activate Siri

Single click and hold down on the headset button to active Siri.

11. Talk to Siri

After Siri's activated, single click the headset button to ask additional questions or issue additional commands.

13. Take a picture

Single click the volume up button while the Camera app is open to take a picture. Works great for selfies!

Your favorite?

I'm pretty sure the remote controls used to work with Voice Recorder, but they're not working for us right now. If you've got any favorite remote controls, or if we missed any, please let me know!