Being able to mute a call is sometimes vital. If you need to speak to someone else without the caller hearing, or you’ve just stubbed your toe and can’t resist the urge to swear loudly, being able to quickly mute yourself can be a real lifesaver.
In the past, if you were making callson your AirPods, there was no quick way to mute a call; you’d have to fish around foryour iPhoneand mute the call from there, by which time it was probably too late. Thankfully, you can now mute a call with just a single press of the stem of your AirPods, providing you haveone of the compatible models. Here’s how to mute and end calls on AirPods.
How to mute and end calls on AirPods
Apple has introduced new touch controls for AirPods withiOS 17that allow you to mute and unmute calls just by pressing the stems of your AirPods or the digital crown of yourAirPods Max.
What AirPods are compatible with muting calls?
The mute feature is only available on specific models of AirPods and your iPhone needs to be running iOS 17. If your AirPods aren’t one of the supported models, you won’t be able to use the mute/unmute feature when making calls.The compatible models of AirPods are:
What do you need to do to mute calls on AirPods?
In order to take advantage of this feature, all you’ll need to do is ensure that your iPhone is updated to iOS 17 and that your AirPods areupdated to the latest firmware. The firmware for your AirPods will update automatically; if they are not updated, ensure that your AirPods are in their charging case, and connected to power, and that your iPhone or iPad are within Bluetooth range of the AirPods. Your AirPods should then automatically update.
How to end calls on older AirPods
If you don’t have AirPods that are compatible with these new touch controls, you can still end calls using your AirPods. For first andsecond generation AirPods, you’ll need to use a different gesture.
