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8 Cool Things You Never Knew Your iPhone's Headphones Could Do

2012-08-10T16:31:00Z

Apple's standard white in-ear headphones come with three simple buttons, but they allow for a wide variety of control over your iPhone or iPad.

Over at the Tekserve blog, they share 8 great tips on how to make sure you're getting the most out your headphones.

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Play or pause a song or video

Tap the center button once to pause, and once again to resume.

Fast forward or rewind through a song

Fast forward by tapping the center button twice and holding down on the second tap. Rewind by tapping three times and holding down the third tap.

Switch between calls

Switch to a new incoming call by tapping the center button once. You can end that new call by holding down the center button for two seconds.

Take a picture

Inside of the default camera app, press the volume up button to take a picture. This doesn't work with other camera apps, such as Instagram.

Activate Siri

If you're sporting an iPhone 4S, tap and hold the center button to activate Siri.

Skip to the next song

Double-tap the center button to skip to the next song. (You can even triple-tap to go to the previous song.)

Answer and end calls

Just tap the center button once to answer and once to hang up.

Ignore incoming calls

Press and hold the center button for a couple seconds, then release it. You'll hear two beeps when the call's been disconnected.

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