Change the settings of your AirPods and AirPods Pro
Change the name of your AirPods, change what happens when you double tap your AirPods or press-and-hold AirPods Pro, and more.
Name your AirPods
Open your charging case.
On your iPhone or iPad, go to Settings > Bluetooth.
Tap the More Info button
next to your AirPods. Tap the current name.
Enter a new name for your AirPods.
Tap Done.
Change the press-and-hold action on AirPods Pro and AirPods 4 (ANC)
AirPods Pro and AirPods 4 (ANC) have three listening modes: Active Noise Cancellation, Transparency mode, as well as Adaptive Audio. You can also turn Listening Mode off. By default, when you press and hold the force sensor on the stem of your left or right AirPod, your AirPods switch between Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency mode. You can change which listening modes the press-and-hold action uses:
Open your charging case.
On your iPhone or iPad, go to the Settings app.
Tap the name of your AirPods.
Under Press and Hold AirPods, tap Left or Right, then make sure that Listening Mode is selected.
Select the two or three listening modes that you want to use with the press-and-hold action. If both AirPods are set to change listening modes, a change to the press-and-hold action settings on one AirPod applies to both.
To set the press-and-hold action to use Siri, tap Left or Right, then select Siri. You can have one AirPod set for Siri and the other set to change listening modes.
You can also switch between listening modes in Control Center.
If you have Camera Remote set to use the press-and-hold action and have a supported camera app open, press-and-hold doesn't change listening modes. Learn how to use AirPods with supported camera apps on your iPhone or iPad.
Change the double-tap action on AirPods 1 and 2
You can choose what you want to happen when you double-tap one of your AirPods 1 or 2:
Open your charging case.
With your AirPods in your ears and connected to your iPhone or iPad, go to Settings > Bluetooth. Alternatively, you can go to Settings > [your AirPods].
Tap the More Info button
next to your AirPods.Select the left or right AirPod to choose which AirPod you'd like to double-tap for Siri, playing or pausing audio content, or skipping between tracks.
Turn Automatic Ear Detection on or off
By default, AirPods sense when they're in your ear and receive the audio from your device. AirPods also pause and resume playback when you remove one of your AirPods, or stop playback—and won't resume—when you remove both. When you have Automatic Ear Detection on and you're not wearing your AirPods, audio plays through your device's speakers.
When you turn off Automatic Ear Detection, these features are off and all audio plays to your AirPods whether or not you're wearing them.
Set Microphone to left, right, or automatic
There's a microphone in each AirPod, so you can make phone calls and use Siri. By default, Microphone is set to Automatic, so that either of your AirPods can act as the microphone. If you're using only one AirPod, that AirPod will be the microphone.
You can also set Microphone to Always Left or Always Right. You can also set Microphone to Always Left or Always Right to always have either the right or the left AirPod use the microphone even if you remove it from your ear or put it in the case.
Pause media when you fall asleep
If you have AirPods 4, AirPods Pro 2, or AirPods Pro 3, you can choose to pause media automatically when you fall asleep while listening to audio using your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple TV.
Wear your AirPods, and make sure they’re connected to your device.
Turn on Pause Media When Falling Asleep on your iPhone or iPad in Settings > your AirPods. On your Mac, you can turn on this setting Apple menu [icon] > System Settings > your AirPods. To turn on this setting on your Apple TV, open Control Center, then select your AirPods.
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