Tap your earbuds to play or pause music and answer or end a call. You can also touch and hold the earbuds to activate a command of your choice. Learn how to set up and use touch controls on your Galaxy Buds Pro and Galaxy Buds2.
Please note:
- This article is based on the Galaxy Buds2 Pro, and the operation function of each model may be different, so please check again with the manual before use.
- Please refer to this article if you'd like to learn about touch commands on the Galaxy Buds3 and Buds3 Pro.
How to set up and use touch controls on your Galaxy Buds2
Transcript: How to set up and use touch controls on your Galaxy Buds2
Set up touch controls
Once your Buds are connected to your phone
Open the Wearable app
Tap Touch controls
Switch On
Activate all the features
Tap Touch and hold
Choose a command of your choice for each earbud
Touch actions
Tap
- Play or pause track
- Stop using the Text-to-Speech feature
Double tap
- Play next track
- Answer or end call
Triple tap
- Play previous track
Touch and hold
- Activate command chosen by user
- Decline call
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How to set up and use touch controls on your Galaxy Buds Pro
Transcript: How to set up and use touch controls on your Galaxy Buds Pro
Set up touch controls
Once your Buds are connected to your phone
Open the Wearable app
Make sure Block touches is deactivated
Tap Touch and hold
Choose a command of your choice for each earbud
Touch actions
Tap
- Play or pause track
- Stop using the Text-to-Speech feature
Double tap
- Play next track
- Answer or end call
Triple tap
- Play previous track
Touch and hold
- Activate command chosen by user
- Decline call
Check the Touch command gestures on Galaxy Buds2 and Galaxy Buds2 Pro
Review the guide below to understand how to control your Galaxy Buds2, Galaxy Buds2 Pro, or Galaxy Buds Pro, whether you need to play a song or answer an incoming call.
Tap: Play or pause track
Double tap: Play next track, answer call or end call
Triple tap: Play previous track
Touch and hold: User’s choice (change in settings) or Decline call
Customise touchpad commands for Galaxy Buds2 series
How to set up touchpad commands for each earbud
When you connect Galaxy Buds to the Galaxy Wearable app on your phone or tablet, you will be able to customise some touchpad commands for each earbud.
Step 1. Open the Galaxy Wearable app > Select Touch controls.
Step 2. Tap the switch to enable Touch and hold > Then, select Touch and hold.
Step 3. You can specify detailed settings for each earbud.
Switch noise controls: Touch and hold the touchpad to toggle between Ambient sound and Active noise cancelling.
Bixby: Touch and hold the touchpad to activate Bixby Voice and issue commands just like on your phone.
Volume up / down: Touch and hold the touchpad to increase or decrease the volume. If you select volume control on one earbud, the other will automatically switch to match. If you choose another option, you can still raise and lower the volume on the connected device.
How to overlap volume up/down with other touch commands
On the Galaxy Buds series, you can adjust the volume using the earbud tips, even if you have other touchpad commands set up.
Step 1. Open the Galaxy Wearable app > Select Earbuds settings.
Step 2. Select Labs.
Step 3. Tap the switch to enable Double tap earbud edge > Then, select Double tap earbud edge.
Step 4. Check enable / disable state.