Apple's EarBuds have quite a few nifty tricks up their sleeve. If you've got an iPhone 6, 5s or 5c, check them out!
When was the last time you bought a smartphone without some bundled-in headphones? Probably never. When was the last time you actually used them rather than shoving them in a drawer as spares? Well that depends, a lot of people understandably aren't too fussed as long a noise comes out and goes into their ears and doesn't sound too tinny. But lots of people are properly into their music and audio quality.
Personally, I CANNOT stand Apple’s earbuds. They’re the most uncomfortable things I’ve ever put in my ears. Obviously, this could just be me -- and my weird shaped ears -- but I know I cannot be alone. The damn things make my ears ache after about 10 minutes, so much so I had to invest in another pair of headphones. This is kind of annoying too because it doesn’t have to be this way. Apple does, after all, own Beats these days so it could just as easily bundle a pair of comfy over-ear bins in the box or some padded in-ear buds.
Savvy audiophiles will likely have their own carefully selected and expensive set of headphones for their preferred sound experience. This is all fair enough, but when it comes to ignoring the shiny white Apple Earpods found in the iPhone box there are some very good reasons you might want to give them a go anyway.
Apple’s dinky little EarPods do, in fact, have a neat set of hidden features many people don’t know about – features which are cool enough to make using them as your primary earphones worth it. With this in mind we've compiled a list of the 13 hidden features Apple’s packed into its EarPods that will make you think they’re the best earphones you’ve ever owned.
And if f you haven't already be sure to check out our iPhone 6 review and iPhone 6 Plus review. We also took a pretty indepth look at the company's new software and its features inside our iOS 8 Review.
Right then, let's have a look at these earbuds shall we?
The Basics: Volume and Play/Pause
Many people I’ve run into who never bother opening the EarPods that come with their iPhone or iPod touch don’t even know it’s got a tiny remote built into its lead wire. If they had opened it they would have been able to tell this remote does some very basic things. For starters, there is a tiny + and – button on either end of it. Pressing these will increase or decrease the volume of audio on your iPhone or iPad.
But it’s not just music audio that is changed. Press the + or – button to increase or decrease the volume of music, movies, system sounds, or phone calls.
The space between the volume buttons looks like a flat white recession that does nothing but provide tactile empty space between the volume buttons. But this space is actually a button itself and if you click it once it will act as the Play button for audio or video and if you click it again it will Pause currently playing audio or video.
Fast Forward Audio and Video
Beyond volume and Play/Pause, this remote has slightly more invisible features hardly anyone knows about. For starters, the middle button allows you to fast forward audio and video. To do this press the middle button rapidly twice and then hold it down after the second press. The currently playing audio or video will begin to fast forward. Release the middle button to stop fast forwarding.
Rewind Audio and Video
As you might have guessed, you can also rewind audio and video tracks. To do this press the middle button rapidly thrice and then hold it down after the third press. The currently playing audio or video will begin to rewind. Release the middle button to stop rewinding.
Skip To The Next Track
You can also skip forward to the next audio track or video track using the remote. To do this press the middle button twice in quick succession.
Skip To The Previous Track
To go back to the previously playing track simply press the middle button thrice in quick succession.
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