Turn Beats automatic ear detection on or off

Supported Beats feature Automatic Ear Detection. On Apple devices, audio is automatically transferred from connected devices to your Beats. On Android devices, the earphones sense when they’re in your ears and automatically play audio.

You can turn Automatic Ear Detection on or off.

Turn automatic ear detection on or off on iPhone or iPad

  1. Wear your Beats and make sure they’re connected to your iPhone or iPad.

  2. Go to Settings on iPhone or iPad, then tap the name of your Beats near the top of the screen.

  3. Scroll down to Automatic Ear Detection, then tap the switch to turn it on or off.

Turn automatic ear detection on or off on Mac

  1. Wear your Beats and make sure they’re connected to your Mac.

  2. On your Mac, choose Apple menu  > System Settings, then click the name of your Beats in the sidebar.

  3. Tap the Automatic Ear Detection switch to turn it on or off.

Turn automatic ear detection on or off on an Android device

  1. Wear your Beats and make sure they’re connected to your Android device.

  2. Go to the Beats app . (If your Beats device screen doesn’t appear, tap the Menu button, then tap My Beats.)

  3. Scroll down to Automatic Ear Detection, then tap the switch to turn it on or off.

This guide is for Beats Fit Pro, Beats Flex, Beats Pill, Beats Solo 4, Beats Solo Buds, Beats Studio Buds +, Beats Studio Pro, Powerbeats Fit, and Powerbeats Pro 2 on iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe, watchOS 26, tvOS 26, visionOS 26, or later. This guide is also for the Beats app on Android.
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