When you’re wearing your Beats Solo Buds, you can use controls to play, pause, adjust volume, answer phone calls, use Siri and more.
When you take Beats Solo Buds out of the charging case, they’re turned on and ready to use.
See Pair Beats.
Wear your Beats Solo Buds, and make sure they’re connected to your Apple or Android device.
Go to an audio app, then play something — for example, a song in the Music app or an episode in the Podcasts app
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Do any of the following using either earbud:
Play and pause audio: Press the button above the logo. To resume playback, press it again.
Play the next track: Double-press the button above the logo.
Play the previous track: Triple-press the button above the logo.
Do one of the following:
iPhone or iPad: Say “Hey Siri”, then when you hear a chime, say something like “Turn down the volume”. You can also drag the volume slider in Control Centre, or use the volume controls in your audio app or the volume buttons on your iPhone or iPad.
Android device: Use Google Assistant (or another voice assistant) to say something like “Turn down the volume”. You can also use the volume controls in your audio app or the volume buttons on your Android device.
For the best experience, make sure you’ve set up Siri on iPhone or iPad, or your voice assistant on your Android device.
Do any of the following using either earbud:
Make a call using Siri or another voice assistant: Make sure you’ve set up Siri. Press and hold the button above the logo, then when you hear a chime, say something like “Call Eliza’s mobile”.
Answer or end a call: When you receive a call, press the button above the logo. To end the call, double-press the button.
Answer a second incoming call and put the first call on hold, or switch between two active calls: Press the button above the logo.
Decline an incoming call: Double-press the button above the logo.
Mute or unmute the microphone: During a call, press the button above the logo. To unmute, press it again.
To customise the end-call, mute/unmute and press-and-hold actions on Beats Solo Buds, see Customise controls on your Beats.
Set up Siri (if you haven’t already done so).
Do either of the following:
Say “Hey Siri”.
Press and hold the button above the logo on either earbud.
When you hear a chime, make your request.
Learn how to change your settings to activate Siri or to use Siri to announce calls or notifications on your Beats.