How to Customize Settings on Your AirPods [VIDEO]
Apple has shared a new tutorial video on its YouTube channel, detailing how you can customize the features, settings, and other options of your AirPods.
You can change the name of your AirPods, change what happens when you double tap your AirPods or press-and-hold AirPods Pro, and more.
To change the name of your AirPods:
- Open your charging case.
- On your iPhone or iPad, go to the Settings app, then tap Bluetooth.
- Tap the name of your AirPods.
- Tap the More Info buttonNo alt supplied for Image next to your AirPods.
- Tap the name of your AirPods.
- Enter a new name for your AirPods.
- Tap Done.
To change the press-and-hold action on AirPods Pro, AirPods 4 (ANC), and AirPods 5 (both models):
- Open your charging case.
- On your iPhone or iPad, go to the Settings app.
- Tap the name of your AirPods.
- Under Press and Hold AirPods, tap Left or Right, then make sure that Listening Mode is selected. If Press and Hold AirPods isn’t displayed, first tap Controls & Gestures.
- Select the two or three listening modes that you want to use with the press-and-hold action. If both AirPods are set to change listening modes, a change to the press-and-hold action settings on one AirPod applies to both.
- To set the press-and-hold action to use Siri, tap Left or Right, then select Siri. You can have one AirPod set for Siri and the other set to change listening modes.
Watch the following video to learn more.

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