Share audio with AirPods and Beats headphones from iPhone or iPad
While you wear AirPods, you can share what youre listening to with a friend whos also wearing compatible AirPods or Beats. Both sets of headphones must be paired with a supported iPhone or iPad.
Share audio when a friend is wearing AirPods or Beats headphones
If your friend is wearing compatible AirPods or Beats headphones, you can share the audio thats playing on your device (supported models).
Wear your AirPods, and make sure theyre connected to your device.
On your device, tap the AirPods icon on the Now Playing screen, the Lock Screen, or in Control Center.
Bring your friends headphones close to your iPhone or iPad.
You may need to put the headphones in pairing mode.
Select Share Audio on your device, then follow the onscreen instructions to pair the second pair of headphones.
![[the Share Audio button]](https://help.apple.com/assets/69385BCF05A5925A510F8928/69385BD305A5925A510F892E/en_US/24ff16ebc355e266128dc88538547a93.png){kind=link}
Change the volume or listening mode
If you and a friend use compatible AirPods or Beats headphones to share audio from your device, you can set a different volume level for each set of headphones. For AirPodsPro and AirPodsMax, you can also choose a different listening mode for each listener.
On your device, open Control Center, then touch and hold the volume control.
To change the volume, drag the volume sliders.
To change a listening mode on AirPods4(ANC), AirPodsPro, or AirPodsMax, tap one of the Listening Mode buttons at the bottom of the screen, then choose an option.
[The volume screen in Control Center showing the volume level for two pairs of AirPods. Below the volume indicator on the left is the Listening Mode button, indicating that Noise Cancellation is on. Below the volume indicator on the right is the Listening Mode button, indicating that Noise Cancellation is on.]![[The volume screen in Control Center showing the volume level for two pairs of AirPods. Below the volume indicator on the left is the Listening Mode button, indicating that Noise Cancellation is on. Below the volume indicator on the right is the Listening Mode button, indicating that Noise Cancellation is on.]](https://help.apple.com/assets/69385BCF05A5925A510F8928/69385BD305A5925A510F892E/en_US/035fb4265dada057e9b89dbc18f823c0.png){kind=link}
Stop sharing audio
On your device, tap
[the Share Audio button] on the Now Playing screen, the Lock Screen, or in Control Center.Tap the name of your friends headphones to turn off the connection.