6 Unknown Features Of Apple AirPods | INTELLECT QUEST

AirPods were first launched in 2016 alongside the iPhone 7 and have since been one of the best-selling truly wireless earbuds in the market.
There are still a few things that you might not know about it.

Hear who’s calling

Most people avoid taking calls in the middle of a presentation, or a crucial meeting. Still, it would be nice to know who’s calling without looking at your iPhone. If you are wearing AirPods and want to attend calls without taking out the phone out of your pocket, there’s a feature called ‘ Announce Calls’.

To do this, simply to the Settings>Announce Calls and choose Headphones Only. Now, Siri will tell you who is calling you if it recognises the number from your Contacts list. 

Connect to Android devices

It’s a myth that AirPods work only with the iPhone and they can also be used with any Android smartphone. Here’s how to pair AirPods with an Android smartphone:

1. Open the AirPods case.
2. Press and hold the button on the rear to initiate pairing mode.
3. Now, go to the Settings menu on your Android smartphone and select Bluetooth.
4. Find the AirPods on the listed device and hit Pair.

Check battery info

There are two ways to check your AirPods battery life. To check the battery of your AirPods, all you need to swipe the right of the iPhone display to view widgets. Once done, scroll down to the bottom of your widget list and Tap Edit.
Scroll down to find the widget you want to add, Find the ‘Batteries’, Tap the green + button, and Tap Done. It shows the iPhone’s level and the AirPods, if connected.

Locate lost AirPods

 Apple has a tool called “Find My AirPods” that lets you view their location on a map. You can use this feature in two ways either by the Find My iPhone app on an iPhone or iPad, or by signing into the iCloud.com website on a PC or Mac.

 If your AirPods were paired with the iPhone linked to your Apple ID, they will appear in the list under “My Devices” and select your AirPods.

Use Siri to control music hands-free. 

You can now ask Siri, Apple’s digital voice assistant, to “pause” and “skip tracks” on your AirPods.

 Live Listen

Live Listen turns your AirPods into hearing aids (sort of). It is purely an accessibility feature that can let users hear conversations, in noisy environments.

To activate the feature, users need to go to Control Center menu under Settings, tap Customize Controls, and then tap the + sign next to the Hearing icon to add it to the Control Center.