Use your Beats Studio Pro

When you’re wearing your Beats Studio Pro headphones, you can use controls to play, pause, adjust volume, answer phone calls, switch between noise cancellation and transparency modes or sound profiles, use Siri, and more. You can also listen to lossless audio when your headphones are connected to a supported device.

Image of Beats Studio Pro showing the location of the system button on the right earcup, and the location of the “b” button, volume up button, and volume down buttons on the left earcup.

Charge Beats Studio Pro

Turn Beats Studio Pro on or off

  • Press and hold the system button on the right earcup for one second.

Pair Beats Studio Pro with your Apple or Android device

Play audio on Beats Studio Pro

  1. Wear your Beats Studio Pro, and make sure they’re connected to your Apple or Android device.

  2. Go to an audio app, then play something—for example, a song in the Music app or an episode in the Podcasts app .

  3. Do any of the following on the left earcup:

    • Play and pause audio: Press the “b” button. To resume playback, press it again.

    • Play the next track: Double-press the “b” button.

    • Play the previous track: Triple-press the “b” button.

Change the volume on Beats Studio Pro

Press above or below the “b” button on the left earcup to do any of the following:

  • Increase the volume: Press (or press and hold) the volume up button.

  • Decrease the volume: Press (or press and hold) the volume down button.

Listen to lossless audio on Beats Studio Pro

Beats Studio Pro have a built-in digital-to-analog converter (DAC), so you can listen to lossless audio when your headphones are connected to a device with a USB-C cable or 3.5 mm audio cable.

  1. Do either of the following:

    • Connect Beats Studio Pro to a supported iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Android device using the included USB-C cable.

    • Connect the included 3.5 mm audio cable to the headphone jack on Beats Studio Pro and to the input jack on your audio source (such as a synthesizer or in-flight entertainment).

  2. Make sure lossless audio is turned on for your source audio.

    See Turn on Lossless Audio in Apple Music for Apple Music.

When connected using a USB-C cable, your headphones charge while you listen to audio. When connected using the 3.5 mm audio cable, your headphones don’t require any battery power—you can enjoy playback without needing to charge.

Beats Studio Pro automatically turn off when you disconnect the USB-C cable.

Switch between noise cancellation and transparency modes on Beats Studio Pro

Switch between EQ-optimized sound profiles

When using USB audio with Beats Studio Pro, you can select between of three distinct built-in sound profiles to better match your source audio.

When you connect the included USB-C cable to your Beats Studio Pro and an iPad that has a USB-C port, a Mac that has a USB-C port, or an iPhone that has a USB-C port (or Lightning port and the USB-C to Lightning Adapter), you can use the system button on the right earcup to switch between three EQ-optimized sound profiles: Beats Signature, Entertainment, and Conversation.

  1. Connect Beats Studio Pro to a compatible device using the included USB-C cable.

  2. Go to an audio app (or other audio source), then play something—for example, a song in the Music app or an episode in the Podcasts app .

  3. On the right earcup, press the system button twice to switch between the three sound profiles.

    The current sound profile is indicated by the five “fuel gauge” lights on the right earcup:

    • Beats Signature: Delivers the most tonally-balanced tuning for all genres of music.

      One illuminated light, showing that the Beats Signature sound profile is active.
    • Entertainment: Boosts select portions of the audio spectrum, offering a heightened experience for movies and games.

      Two illuminated lights, showing that the Entertainment sound profile is active.
    • Conversation: Optimizes the frequency response for voice, making it ideal for phone calls or podcasts.

      Three illuminated lights, showing that the Conversation sound profile is active.

      A tone plays when the sound profile changes.

Tip: To avoid playback issues or Bluetooth notification interruptions during playback, turn off Bluetooth on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Android device.

Listen to Spatial Audio on Beats Studio Pro

Answer calls on Beats Studio Pro

Do any of the following on the left earcup:

  • Answer or end a call: When you receive a call, press the “b” button.

  • End a call: Double-press the “b” button.

  • Answer a second incoming call and put the first call on hold, or switch between two active calls: Press the “b” button.

  • Decline an incoming call: Double-press the “b” button.

  • Mute or unmute the microphone: During a call, press the “b” button. To unmute, press it again.

To customize the end-call and mute/unmute actions on Beats Studio Pro, see Customize controls on your Beats.

Ask Siri on Beats Studio Pro

  1. Set up Siri (if you haven’t already done so).

  2. Do either of the following:

    • Say “Hey Siri.”

    • Press and hold the “b” button on the left earcup.

  3. When you hear a chime, make your request.

Change Beats Studio Pro settings

Siri isn’t available in all regions and languages.
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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