AirPods 3: How to use force sensor to skip songs and answer calls
Time: Aug 30, 2022Views:

AirPods 3: How to use force sensor to skip songs and answer calls

The third-generation AirPods have the handy force sensor feature in the stem. Here's how it works.

AirPods 3 give you another way to control audio playback.
Apple unveiled the AirPods 3 last week at its October launch event (here's how to buy the new AirPods and CNET's review of the AirPods 3). The latest wireless earbuds sport a new design, spatial audio for a more immersive listening experience, faster charging and better battery life, as well as sweat and water resistance. 

Apple's force sensor, featured on the AirPod Pro stem, is also now available on the AirPods 3, which means it's easier to play or pause music, skip songs (or audiobooks and podcasts) and answer and end calls. 


Here's how it works.

Control audio with force sensor on AirPods 3 earbud


  • Play or pause audio: Press the force sensor on the stem of one of your AirPods once.
  • Skip forward: Double-press the stem.
  • Skip backward: Triple-press the stem.
 
Phone calls with force sensor on AirPods 3 earbud

  • Answer a call: Press the force sensor on the stem.
  • Decline a call or send it to voicemail: Double-press the sensor on the stem.