Iphone 11 What is headphone audio/accommodations/custom audio setup?

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The following should help you get started with using Headphone Accommodations to customize audio playback from your iPhone:

Set up Headphone Accommodations

1: Check that you have the latest version of iOS or iPadOS.

2: Go to Settings > Accessibility > Audio/Visual > Headphone Accommodations. Turn on Headphone Accommodations.

3: Choose how you want to apply your custom audio settings:

* Turn on Phone to apply these settings to phone calls, FaceTime calls, and any third-party video call apps.

* Turn on Media to apply these settings to music, movies, podcasts, audiobooks, Siri, voicemail, and Live Listen.

4: Customize your headphone audio settings:

* Use Custom Audio Setup. You’ll listen to audio samples and choose which ones sound better to you. Then you can apply the custom settings suggested based on your choices.

* Use your audiogram data.

* Manually adjust audio settings.

Use Custom Audio Setup

1: Reset any current audio configurations to their default settings:

* Go to Settings > Music > EQ, then tap Off to turn off Music EQ.

* Go to Settings > Accessibility > Audio/Visual, then adjust the Balance slider. Set the audio volume balance to the center.

2: Connect your headphones. Make sure that you're in a quiet environment.

3: Go to Settings > Accessibility > Audio/Visual > Headphone Accommodations. Tap Custom Audio Setup.

4: Follow the instructions on your screen. When finished, tap Use Custom Settings to apply the custom settings suggested based on your choices. You can switch back to standard settings at any time.

Use your audiogram data from the Health app

Tap Custom Audio Setup, then tap Use Audiogram to use your audiogram data from the Health app to customize audio settings.

If you have a nearly symmetric audiogram, Headphone Accommodations will take the average of the two ears and fit the left and right audio channels with that profile. If you have an asymmetric audiogram, it will fit the left and right audio channels for your better ear.

Manually adjust audio settings

From the Headphone Audio screen, you can also adjust tone and amplification settings manually. Tap Play Sample to hear an audio sample with your current settings. You can change these settings while listening to the sample to compare them.

To adjust the audio volume balance between left and right channels:

1. Go to Settings > Accessibility > Audio/Visual.

2. Adjust the Balance slider.

If you're using Transparency mode on your AirPods Pro or AirPods Max, learn how to adjust the audio-volume balance between left and right channels.

Customize headphone audio levels on your iPhone or iPad

We hope this helps!