Use your Powerbeats Pro 2
When you’re wearing your Powerbeats Pro 2, you can control playback, adjust volume, answer phone calls, change noise control modes, use Siri, and more. In-ear heart rate monitoring sensors let you share your heart rate data with your favorite third-party workout apps or equipment.
When you take Powerbeats Pro 2 out of the charging case, they’re turned on and ready to use.
Powerbeats Pro 2 sense when they’re in your ears and automatically play audio. Playback pauses when you remove one earbud and resumes when you replace it; playback stops when you remove both earbuds. You can turn Automatic Ear Detection on or off in settings.
Charge Powerbeats Pro 2
Pair Powerbeats Pro 2 with your Apple or Android device
See Pair Beats.
Play audio on Powerbeats Pro 2
Wear your Powerbeats Pro 2, 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 
.Do any of the following using either earbud:
Play and pause audio: Press
. To resume playback, press it again.Play the next track: Double-press
.Play the previous track: Triple-press
.
Change the volume on Powerbeats Pro 2
Use the volume control on either earbud to do any of the following:
Increase the volume: Press (or press and hold) the top portion of the volume button.
Decrease the volume: Press (or press and hold) the lower portion of the volume.
Switch between noise cancellation and transparency mode on Powerbeats Pro 2
Press and hold
on either earbud to switch between Active Noise Cancellation (ANC), Transparency mode, or Off.A tone plays when the noise control mode changes.
Note: Turning ANC and Transparency mode off maximizes battery life.
To customize the press-and-hold actions on Powerbeats Pro 2, see Change Beats press-and-hold settings.
Listen to Spatial Audio on Powerbeats Pro 2
Make and answer calls on Powerbeats Pro 2
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
, then when you hear a chime, say something like “Call Eliza’s mobile.”Answer or end a call: When you receive a call, press
. To end the call, double-press it.Answer a second incoming call and put the first call on hold, or switch between two active calls: Press
.Answer an incoming call and end the previous call: Press and hold
.Decline an incoming call: Double-press
.Mute or unmute the microphone: During a call, press
. To unmute, press it again.
To customize the end-call, mute/unmute, and press-and-hold actions on Powerbeats Pro 2, see Customize controls on your Beats.
Ask Siri on Powerbeats Pro 2
Set up Siri (if you haven’t already done so).
Do either of the following:
Say “Siri” or “Hey Siri.”
Press and hold the “b” button
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.