Use your iPhone, iPad, or Mac to play background sounds on Beats

When you use supported Beats with iPhone, iPad, or Mac, you can play calming background sounds—such as ocean or rain—to mask unwanted environmental noise and help minimize distractions so you can focus or rest.

The Hearing Devices screen in Control Center. From top to bottom, it includes the Headphone Level in decibels, Headphone Accommodations, Background Sounds, and Live Listen.

Wear your Beats, and make sure they’re connected to your iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
Do one of the following:
- iPhone or iPad: Go to Settings > Accessibility > Audio & Visual > Background Sounds, then turn on Background Sounds.
- Mac: Choose Apple menu > System Settings, then click Accessibility in the sidebar. Click Audio, then turn on Background Sounds.
Set any of the following:
- Sound: Choose a sound; the audio file downloads to your device.
- Volume: Drag the slider.
- Use When Media is Playing: Adjust the volume of the background sound when your device is playing music or other media.
- Turn off background sounds when your Mac is not in use (Mac only): Turn the setting on or off.

Tip: To quickly adjust the volume and turn background sounds on or off on your iPhone or iPad, use Hearing in Control Center. To add it to Control Center, open Control Center, tap at the top left, tap Add a Control, scroll down to Hearing Accessibility, then tap Hearing.

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