Share audio with AirPods or Beats headphones - Apple Support (2024)

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While you wear AirPods, you can share what you're listening to with a friend who's also wearing compatible AirPods or Beats. Both sets of headphones must be paired with a supported iPhone or iPad.

While you wear AirPods, you can share what you're listening to with a friend who's also wearing compatible AirPods or Beats. Both sets of headphones must be paired with a supported iPhone or iPad.

Not every pair of wireless headphones are compatible with Apple's Audio Sharing feature. To share your audio, both parties must be using a pair that contain Apple's H1, H2, or W1 processor, which gives you a few options: AirPods Max. AirPods Pro.

You can share audio from an iPhone or iPad to a maximum of two pairs of AirPods. Play audio > tap AirPlay icon > Share Audio > hold second AirPods close to iPhone > Share Audio.

After extensive testing, the AirPods Pro offer a far more balanced sound profile than the Beats Studio Buds. Beats have a well-earned reputation for emphasizing bass while sacrificing mid and high tones.

No matter which model you own, whether it be the original Apple AirPods (2019), AirPods Pro (2019), AirPods Pro 2, AirPods 3rd Gen or AirPods Max, Apple's audio sharing feature is compatible with them all, and even works with many Beats headphones, including Beats Fit Pro.

Yes, if your earphones feature a technology called "multi-point", they can be connected to two sources at the same time. No, you will not be able to play audio on both sources and listen to them on your earphones at the same time. You need to choose which source you will be listening to.

Keep the noise down on Apple TV 4K by sending audio to up to two pairs of compatible Apple wireless headphones, such as AirPods or compatible Beats headphones.

1. Get your AirPods/AirPods Pro into pairing mode by Pressing & Holding the round button on the back of the charging case until the LED indicator starts flashing WHITE. 2. Go into your TV's Bluetooth menu, search & select AirPods/AirPods Pro to connect.

In theory, any phone with Bluetooth 5.0 or above—which is just about all of the new handsets being released at this point—can output audio to two pairs of headphones simultaneously, so let's hope more Android manufacturers decide to add the option to their phones.

How many AirPods can you share audio with iPhone? ›

You can connect two pairs of AirPods to your iPhone with Apple's audio sharing feature. Once connected, you can control your volume independently for each set of AirPods. When you're ready to disconnect one pair of AirPods, you can do so from the Control Center.

Both products support fast charging, but it's crucial to note that the AirPods use a Lightning connector to charge, whereas the Studio Buds support USB-C. Additionally, the Apple AirPods Pro (2nd generation) supports wireless charging, whereas the Beats Studio Buds does not.

The brand's continued success helps bring the energy, emotion and excitement of playback in the recording studio back to the listening experience for music lovers worldwide. Beats was acquired by Apple Inc. in July 2014.

Battery life

The Beats Fit Pro earbuds can last for up to seven hours of continuous playback, slightly edging out the six hours you get from the AirPods Pro (with ANC enabled in both cases).

Hello, You cannot simultaneously use wired headphones and wireless headphones. You can however use a mini-phono splitter to plug in 2 pairs of wired headphones or if you have a newer iPod touch then you can use 2 pairs of Apple AirPods.

To start sharing audio between two devices, connect a compatible pair of earphones to an iPhone, and tap the AirPlay button in the Control Center or the streaming app. Now select 'Share Audio' and then hold the second pair of AirPods or Beats headphones close to the iPhone.

Yes, you can pair your Beats Solo 3 with multiple devices, but you can only connect to one device at a time.

AFAIK, they can be paired to either device, but can't operate simultaneously with both. That is, you would not be able to play two different audio sources, one on each device, and both being streamed to the buds at the same time.