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Control Live Listen on iPhone from Apple Watch
With Live Listen, you can stream sound from the microphone on iPhone to your MFi hearing devices or AirPods. This can help you hear better in some situations—for example, when having a conversation in a noisy environment.
When you use Live Listen on your iPhone, you can remotely start, stop, or rewind the session from your Apple Watch. With Live Captions, you can also view a transcription of the conversation directly on your wrist. As your iPhone picks up audio, the text appears on your Apple Watch screen in real time, so you can follow along without looking at your phone.
This feature is especially helpful in situations where you want to discreetly read conversations, need visual reinforcement of audio content, or when environmental factors make it challenging to hear clearly. Whether you’re in a noisy restaurant, attending a lecture, or simply prefer reading along with spoken content, Live Listen transcription brings the conversation right to your wrist.
Set up Apple Watch as a remote control for Live Listen
Before you start Live Listen, you need to turn on Remote Control and add the Hearing Controls to Control Center on Apple Watch.
Note: Your iPhone and Apple Watch must be signed in to the same Apple Account.
Go to the Settings app on your iPhone.
Tap Accessibility, tap Audio & Visual, tap Live Listen, then turn on Remote Control.
On your Apple Watch, press the side button to open Control Center.
Scroll to the bottom, tap Edit, then tap
.Tap Accessibility, then tap
to add the Hearing Controls to Control Center.
Use Apple Watch as a remote control for Live Listen
You can control a session that’s already in progress or start a new session from Apple Watch.
Position your iPhone near the sound source.
Press the side button to open Control Center, then tap
.In the Hearing Devices window, scroll down to Live Listen.
Do any of the following:
Start a session: Turn on Live Listen.
Rewind: Tap Go back 10 seconds.
Return to the live audio stream: Tap Skip back to live.
View the live transcription: Tap Live Listen Captions.
Stop the session: Turn off Live Listen.