Getting to Know Your In-Ear Wired Headphone Control Button

July 3rd, 2019


All in-ear wired headphones have a similar design as well as similar button functionalities. Below are the different button sequences for each specific function.
Play/Pause: Press the button once to play or pause the song.
Skip Forward: Press the button 2x (twice) to skip a song.
Skip Backward: Press the button 3x (three times) to start or play the song from the beginning.
Answer Call: Press the button to answer an incoming call.
End Call: Press the button to terminate an ongoing call.
Enable Microphone: Press and hold the button for ~3 seconds to enable the microphone, and launch either Google Assistant or Apple's Siri.



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