Wireless Bluetooth earbuds make listening more convenient, portable, and better quality than ever. They’re also perhaps the most popularphone accessoryon the market. However, this makes thewireless earbudmarket extremely competitive, and not many manufacturers can really shine among others.
Google’sPixel Buds Promanaged to do the improbable and create earbuds that not only sound good but also impress with their fit and quirky design.
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Offering user-friendly software, excellentnoise-cancelling, and an easy-to-understand UI, Google’s Pixel Buds are a market-leader, and with Google being a software giant when it comes to itsPixel phone tricks, it makes sense that the company gave the Pixel Buds the same treatment.
To get the most out of Google’s Pro buds, there are a few basics to cover, such as how to pair them to your device, and then some more niche tips and tricks that can take sound from good to great. Read on from our top tested tricks.
The basics: How to pair Google Pixel Buds Pro with any phone or computer
How to pair Google Pixel Buds Pro with your Android phone or tablet
Google Pixel Buds Pro are, at least for now, the flagship buds for Android devices, coming straight from Google and offering a seamless experience with the OS. You really don’t need to do much to connect your new earbuds to your Android phone or tablet.
If you do not have a Pixel phone, there’s one more step. You’ll be prompted to download aGoogle Pixel Buds companion app, which is handy software that helps you manage your new buds. If you do have a Pixel, this software is built into your settings, and you may find it in the Bluetooth menu.
How to pair Google Pixel Buds Pro with an iPhone, Windows PC, or Mac
Google Pixel Buds Pro are not exclusive to Android devices – you may also use them with all the other operating systems. However, the pairing process will not be as seamless. It’s still easy enough, though. In order to pair your Pixel Buds Pro to other devices, you’ll need to go through the regular pairing process:
Unfortunately, you will lose access to the Google Pixel Buds app with this method, so the personalization option on devices running other systems than Android is a bit limited.
How to turn on Audio Switching for your Android devices
The seamless pairing process is not the only Android-exclusive feature that Google Pixel Buds Pro offers. Many people use their headphones with multiple devices, so switching seamlessly between them is a lifesaver.
If you often go from, for example, your Android tablet and your Android smartphone (or maybe two different phones), the Pixel Buds Pro have a handyAudio Switchingfeature. It allows the buds to automatically connect to the device that you’re currently using, without any input on your part.
You can, for example, listen to music on your Android phone. When you get a Zoom call on your tablet, the buds automatically switch to that input while pausing your music. Then, when you hang up to play the music on your phone again, the buds will switch back and connect to the phone.
How to turn on Audio Switching:
How to connect Google Pixel Buds Pro to multiple devices
Using multiple Android devices with your Google Pixel Buds Pro is extremely easy, but other machines were not left behind either. You might not have the possibility of using Audio Switching, but you’re able to still connect two devices to the buds at once thanks to the handyMultipoint Connectionoption.
The feature essentially works the same as Audio switching, as it allows you to receive input from two devices at once. Both of them have to be first connected to your Google Pixel Buds Pro. Then, if you get a phone call while watching videos on your PC, the buds will simply switch to your phone and allow you to take the call. After you’re done, you can resume the video and Pixel Buds Pro will switch back to playing your PC audio.
This feature works not only with PCs but also on all other devices – iPhones, macOS machines etc. However, you may only connect two devices at the same time (and you will need an Android device to set it up first).
How to set up multiple Pixel Bud Pro devices:
How to customize touch controls to fit your preferences
Touch controls are often a blessing and a curse. They are extremely handy and allow you to forget about looking for a specific button on your small buds, instead of making the whole surface usable. However, some of the gestures might be a bit difficult to do, even if they enable important and useful features.
Fortunately, Google Pixel Buds Pro allows you to customize what the gestures on your buds do, allowing easy set up for your favorite options and the ability to ignore the ones you don’t need.
How to customize your Pixel Buds touch controls:
You have a choice between anANC/Transparency mode toggle, or a gesture toactivate Google Assistant.
How to check your earbuds' seal and choose the correct tip size
When using earbuds, the seal between your headphones and your ears is extremely important. It not only ensures that the noise-cancelling (passive or active) works well, but it’s also crucial for good sound quality.
Google Pixel Buds Pro comes with a range of tips in the box, so you can pick and choose the ones that feel the most comfortable. Once you do that, you should also consider doing a seal check within the app, which will tell you whether the tips that you’ve chosen fit you well and will allow your buds to perform at their best.
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How to perform the seal check:
At the end, you’ll see a blue approval checkmark if it all went well. If there is a problem with the fit, the app will recommend you change the size of your tips and try the test again.
How to find lost Google Pixel Buds Pro
Wireless earbuds are all great, but they all share a common problem - they are small and really easy to misplace. Fortunately, even if one (or both) of your Google Pixel Buds Pro go missing, there is a feature that will help you find them.
If you happen to misplace one or both of the buds, here’s what you should do:
Of course, there is a catch – they do have to be in the Bluetooth range.
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How to check the battery on Google Pixel Buds Pro
Checking the battery percentage in your earbuds is essential to know how much longer you’ll be able to listen to your favorite tunes before having to plug in and grab a bit of charge. You can do it in two ways with your Google Pixel Buds Pro.
The first option is right in your phone’sBluetooth options. Once you go there and see connected devices, you’ll be able to see the charge level of your headphones. It’s a simple and straightforward check that doesn’t need the use of any other software.
However, if you need a bit more information – for example, you also want to know the charge level of your charging case - you can head to the Google Pixel Buds app. There, you’ll see both the charge of each individual earbud, and your case.
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How to change between ANC and Transparency Modes on Google Pixel Buds Pro
Active noise-cancelingandTransparency modeare both great features on modern headphones, and Google Pixel Buds Pro has them both. However, in order to use them efficiently, you need to be able to switch between the two seamlessly.
Fortunately, this is extremely easy on your Google Pixel Buds Pro, especially thanks to the useful hand gestures that the buds include, and one of them is the toggle between the two modes. By default, you can do thatby tapping and holding either earbud. This can be modified to open your Google Assistant, but it’s worth having the gesture available on at least one of your buds.
However, it’s also important to know that you can ask your assistant to toggle between these modes as well, and it’ll be done completely hands-free. The other option is going through the Google Pixel Buds app. Once there, you can toggle transparency mode and active noise-cancelling, or turn both of these features off and rely on normal, physical noise-canceling of your buds.
How to use Google Pixel Buds to translate your conversations
One of the great things that the combined power of the Pixel Buds and Google’s software trickery allows you to do is get voice translation straight into your ears, making speaking with someone in another language that much easier. You can read more about that feature - and other ways to translate with Google Pixel Buds - inthis article, but if you just want to turn on the basic conversation mode, here’s how to do it:
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How to EQ your Google Pixel Buds
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However, you’d sometimes wish that your balanced headphones were a little more “fun” - meaning a little bit more bass, or a bit brighter trebles. Fortunately, that’s something you can work on with the Pixel Buds and their EQ feature. Here’s how to access it:
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How to turn on spatial audio
One of the latest and greatest features thatGoogle added in a feature dropto the Pixel Buds is the ability to turn on spatial audio.
It makes your music sound more roomy, as if it were played in a big concert hall, not from your tiny earbuds. If you want to check it out with compatible tracks, here’s how to turn it on:
