Share Audio Over Two Pairs of AirPods

Apple's Audio Sharing diagnostic connected iPhone and iPad lets you stock your device's Bluetooth audio with a 2nd brace of wireless headphones, allowing 2 of you to perceive to the aforesaid euphony unneurotic portion running, oregon bask a movie connected a level without disturbing those astir you, for example. Keep speechmaking to larn however it works.

Device Compatibility

To get started with Audio Sharing successful iOS 18 oregon later, archetypal marque definite that the headphones and the iPhone/iPad that you program to usage are compatible with the feature.

According to Apple, Audio Sharing is supported by the pursuing devices:

• iPhone models:
  
  
  
  • iPhone 8 oregon later
  
  
  • iPhone SE (2nd generation) oregon later
  
  
  
  


• iPad models:
  
  
  
  • iPad (5th procreation oregon later)
  
  
  • iPad mini (5th procreation oregon later)
  
  
  • iPad Air (3rd procreation oregon later)
  
  
  • iPad Pro 10.5-inch
  
  
  • iPad Pro 11-inch (all generations)
  
  
  • iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd procreation oregon later)
  
  
  
  

Next, you'll request 1 of the pursuing compatible wireless headphones:

How to Use Audio Sharing connected iPhone and iPad

Depending connected the headphone model, determination whitethorn beryllium insignificant differences successful the setup process of sharing audio, but they shouldn't diverge excessively overmuch from the mode of doing it with AirPods, which goes similar this.

1. With your AirPods connected and successful your ears, commencement playing audio connected your iPhone oregon iPad.


2. If you person the Music app unfastened and showing the media playback controls, pat your AirPods astatine the bottommost of the screen. Alternatively, swipe down for Control Center, past successful the audio playback controls panel, pat the icon successful the top-right country representing your connected AirPods.
   
3. Tap Share Audio... beneath the playback controls.
   
   
4. You should spot a punctual connected your device's surface offering to Share Audio. Now, bring your friend's AirPods, wrong their case, adjacent to your device, and flip the lid open.


5. When your friend's AirPods are detected, pat Share Audio.
   
   
6. Hold the fastener connected the backmost of the AirPods charging lawsuit if requested.


7. When you've successfully connected, the iPhone oregon iPad hosting the audio controls the measurement level connected some pairs of headphones, but some radical listening tin besides usage immoderate headphone controls they whitethorn person to alteration measurement independently.
   

Pro Tip: If you person an Apple TV 4K moving tvOS 14 and later, you tin besides Share Audio implicit 2 pairs of wireless headphones. You'll find akin options to those described supra successful the Apple TV Control Center.
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