How to change AirPods and AirPods Pro settings

After AirPods (and AirPods Pro) are connected to an iPhone or iPad, users can change settings and customize behavior from the device's Bluetooth menu.

Open the Settings app on a connected device like iPhone and go to the Bluetooth section. Click the i button next to AirPods.

Users can click on the Name option to rename the user's AirPods. From the next screen, enter a new name and then click the Done button on the keyboard to save it. Now, select the back button to return to the AirPods settings menu.

By default, double tap gestures for AirPods and long press for AirPods Pro are associated with Siri. If users are familiar with Bluetooth headsets, they may want to replace it with Play / Pause or Rewind / Rewind actions, as well as Noise Canceling.

If you're using a second-generation AirPods or AirPods Pro, the phrase Hey Siri will call Siri anytime. So it's best to assign gestures for more useful actions.

In the AirPods settings, select the Left or Right option to change the action. These include Siri, pause play, fast forward, rewind and turn off. For AirPods Pro, users can control noise and Siri.

If AirPods don't like to start and stop playing music when users put headphones or turn them off, they should turn off Automatic Ear Detection. Users can do this by clicking the enable button next to the option to turn it off.

This is also a feature that helps the audio of the iPhone or iPad automatically switch to AirPods as an output when the user places them in the ear. If you want to operate the switch to AirPods manually, you can turn this feature off.

Finally, users can customize which AirPods microphone to use by clicking the Microphone option. By default, AirPods will automatically switch the microphone between the headset buttons depending on which buds the user is using. But if you want, you can click the Always Left AirPod or Always Right AirPod option to force AirPods to always use a specific microphone.

If you're having audio problems from a specific microphone, this might be a good way to fix the problem without needing to detach to replace the device.