Share audio with AirPods and Beats headphones from iPhone

While you wear AirPods or compatible Beats headphones or earphones, you can share what you’re listening to with a friend who’s also wearing AirPods or compatible Beats headphones or earphones. Both sets of audio devices must be paired with iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. (On supported models; iOS 13.1, iPadOS 13.1, or later required.)

Start sharing when your friend’s earphones are in the charging case

Your earphones or headphones should be connected to your iPhone, and your friend’s earphones should be inside their case.

While you’re wearing your earphones or headphones, move your iPhone close to your friend’s open charging case.
On your iPhone, tap Temporarily Share Audio, then follow the onscreen instructions.

Start sharing with your friend’s Beats headphones

Your earphones or headphones should be connected to your iPhone, and your friend’s headphones should be turned on.

Ask your friend to briefly press (for less then 1 second) the power button on their headphones.
While you’re wearing your earphones or headphones, move your iPhone close to your friend’s headphones.
On your iPhone, tap Temporarily Share Audio, then follow the onscreen instructions.

Start sharing when your friend is wearing earphones or headphones

If your friend is wearing earphones or headphones connected to their iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, you can share the audio that’s playing on your iPhone.

Wear your earphones or headphones.
On your iPhone, tap in the Now Playing controls, either in the app you’re listening to or on the Lock screen.
Or open Control Center, touch and hold the Now Playing controls at the top right, then tap .
Tap Share Audio (below the name of your earphones or headphones).
Bring your iPhone close to your friend’s iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
Tap Share Audio on your iPhone.
Ask your friend to tap Join on their device.

Separately control the volume of each set of earphones or headphones

On your iPhone, open Control Center, then touch and hold the volume control.
Drag the separate volume sliders.

Stop sharing audio

On your iPhone, tap on the Now Playing screen, on the Lock screen, or in the Control Center, then tap the name of your friend’s earphones or headphones to turn off the connection.

The iPhone screen showing two pairs of connected AirPods.

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