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.

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.

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.

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iPad User Guide

Use EarPods with Lightning Connector on iPad

Control audio with your EarPods

Manage calls using your EarPods

Ask Siri with your EarPods