Use EarPods with Lightning Connector on iPad
You can use EarPods with Lightning Connector (sold separately) to listen to music and videos, and make calls on an iPad model with a Lightning port. EarPods feature a microphone, volume buttons, and the center button.
![EarPods with Lightning Connector.](https://help.apple.com/assets/6758C0F05C38883A170CE6F4/6758C0F55C38883A170CE700/en_US/7fb52beb6b1a6bf7c07f540d8e48be49.png)
Use the center button to answer and end calls, control audio and video playback, and use Siri, even when iPad is locked.
![Apple EarPods; the center button is located on the cord leading to the earpiece for the right ear.](https://help.apple.com/assets/6758C0F05C38883A170CE6F4/6758C0F55C38883A170CE700/en_US/031745be01755354affc241772035b30.png)
Control audio with your EarPods
Pause: Press the center button. Press again to resume playback.
Skip forward: Press the center button twice quickly.
Skip backward: Press the center button three times quickly.
Fast-forward: Press the center button twice quickly and hold.
Manage calls using your EarPods
Answer an incoming call: Press the center button.
End the current call: Press the center button.
Switch to an incoming or on-hold call, and put the current call on hold: Press the center button. Press again to switch back to the first call.
Ask Siri with your EarPods
Press and hold the center button until you hear a beep. Let go, then ask Siri to perform a task or answer your question. See Use Siri on iPad.