To use Live Listen with your AirPods, AirPods Pro, AirPods Max or Powerbeats Pro, your iOS or iPadOS device needs iOS or iPadOS 14.3 or later. You also need to connect your AirPods, AirPods Pro, AirPods Max or Powerbeats Pro to your device.
Add Live Listen to Control Centre
To use Live Listen, you need to add it to Control Centre:
- Go to Settings > Control Centre.
- Scroll down and tap the Add button
next to the Hearing button
.
- Tap Settings to save the changes.
Use Live Listen
- Open Control Centre on your iPhone or iPod touch, or iPad.
- Tap the hearing icon
.
- Tap Live Listen.
- Place your device in front of the person who you want to hear. Make sure you adjust the volume on your device if you can't hear well enough.
You can also see your headphone audio levels in real time as you're listening to content. You can quickly glance to see detailed decibel-level information.
If you can’t connect to your AirPods, AirPods Pro, AirPods Max or Powerbeats Pro, or if Live Listen won’t turn on, make sure that Bluetooth is on and that your headphones are charged.
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