Working in an office or in the city, you’re probably inundated with noise from people chattering, cars running and nearby music. Your iPhone has a built-in feature ...

Apple introduced Ambient Sounds on the HomePod back in 2019. Ambient Sounds is an accessibility feature that offers the ability to play different sound clips on the HomePod to block out background ...

One of the handy native features that arrived in iOS 15 is Background Sounds. Read along for how to use iPhone Background Sounds, what you get, what you don’t, how it works while listening to music, ...

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On iPhone and iPad, one of several accessibility features that Apple includes is Background Sounds. The sounds are designed to help you stay focused, stay calm, and help you minimize distractions ...

Who needs a white noise machine when your iPhone comes with all the ocean sounds you could ask for? The feature is a little hidden away in the iPhone's settings, but once you finish the initial setup, ...

Do you just need a little distance from the world and the constant cacophony of noise? Relaxing sounds are a great way to get away from it all, and your iOS 15 iPhone can now play a collection of ...

I use AirPods Pro 3 all day, every day while I work, and there’s one hidden iOS tool that I’ve found pairs perfectly with the product: it’s a little-known feature called Background Sounds. Three ...

The upcoming iOS 18 update for the iPhone includes two new Background Sounds: Night and Fire. Introduced on iOS 15, the Background Sounds feature allows you to play ambient background sounds on your ...

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