How to Pair Beats Headphones With a Phone or Computer

• You can pair your beats headphones with your phone or computer the same way you would pair any other bluetooth device: through the bluetooth menu.
• Before you can connect your beats to a new device , you’ll need to put them into pairing mode first.
• If your beats headphones won’t pair, turn all involved devices off and on and make sure they’re in close proximity to each other.
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If you’ve just bought a new pair of beats headphones, you’ll want to start listening right away. unfortunately, new headphones mean going through the pairing process all over again.

Luckily, beat matching is a piece of cake. They are just like any other bluetooth headset, so you can pair them like any other device. beats can be easily paired with your smartphone or computer.

just make sure you’re close to the device you want to pair with and that bluetooth is enabled on that specific device.

how to sync beats headphones with a computer or mobile device

1. turn on your beats headphones. if this is the first time they are turned on, they should be in pairing mode automatically. otherwise, you will need to activate pairing mode.

• pros only: press and hold the “mode” button on the left earbud. this is also the button you’ll use to turn noise cancellation on and off.
• studio3 and solo3 wireless: press and hold the power button for five seconds until the five lights below flash.
• beats flex: press and hold the power button until the indicator light flashes.
• powerbeats: press and hold the button on the left earbud until the indicator light flashes.
• powerbeats pro: place the earbuds in their case and leave it open, then press and hold the button inside the case until the outside light flashes.

2. hold your beats headphones close to your device, making sure it is unlocked.

3. go to the bluetooth menu of your device. On an iPhone or Android device, it will be in your Settings app. on a pc or mac, you can find it by searching for it.

You can find this on a pc by clicking the start icon in the bottom left and searching for “bluetooth”, then selecting “bluetooth and other device settings” when it appears.

on a mac, click the magnifying glass icon in the upper right corner and search for “bluetooth”, then select the “bluetooth” option when it appears. will appear in the “system preferences” list.

4. your phone or computer will search for any nearby devices that are ready to pair. when your beats appear, click or tap on them to start connecting. if prompted for an access code, enter “0000”.

if you’re using a new iphone, there’s also a chance your iphone will detect the heartbeat as soon as it’s turned on and ask if you want to connect.

how to disconnect and reconnect beats headphones

To disconnect, simply turn off your beats headphones or turn off bluetooth on your device. putting your beats into pairing mode will also temporarily disconnect them.

To permanently disconnect your beats from a device, you’ll need to make your phone or computer forget them. returns to the bluetooth menu of the phone or computer.

• on a pc, click the name of your beats, then select “remove device”.
• on a mac , right click click on your beats and select “delete”. you can also tap the “x” icon to the right of their name.
• on an iphone, tap the “i” icon next to the name of your beats, then select “forget this device”.
• On an android, tap the gear icon next to your heartbeats, then select “forget” or “unpair”.

To reconnect your beats headphones to a device they’re still paired with, simply turn them on. Once turned on, your beats will automatically pair with the last device they were connected to. if that device is not in range, it will go into pairing mode.

This means that if you’ve since paired your beats with another device and now want to reconnect to an older device, you’ll need to make sure the first device is either out of range or has bluetooth turned off.

You can also repair by simply making your device forget the earbuds and then pair them like you did when you first bought them.

what to do if your heartbeats don’t match up

The best quick fix you can do right away is to make sure your device’s bluetooth settings are turned on. beats can’t connect to a device that doesn’t have bluetooth enabled.

second best is to turn each device (headphones and laptop, cell phone, etc.) off and on again. this is called power cycling and is an underrated method of troubleshooting almost any problem.

Also make sure that the headphones are close enough to the device you’re trying to pair them with and that there are no obstacles in the way. if you’re having trouble connecting, try keeping them a couple of feet away from each other.

Lastly, you may need to factory reset your beats. this will erase all your data, returning it to the point where it first left the factory.

Each beats model has a different factory reset process, so check your specific model’s manual to see what to do.

if all else fails, contact beats support for help.

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