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How to use AirPods to control your iPhone camera
Key takeaways
- If you don't own an Apple Watch, this is another way you can control your i Phone's camera.
- Billy Steele for Engadget When Apple released i OS 26 last September, it added a handful of new Air Pods features.
- This is useful if you don't have an Apple Watch handy and therefore can't access the dedicated Camera Remote app.
If you don't own an Apple Watch, this is another way you can control your i Phone's camera.
Billy Steele for Engadget When Apple released i OS 26 last September, it added a handful of new Air Pods features. One of those was Camera Remote. As you can probably guess from the name, it allows you to use your Air Pods as a wireless shutter release for your i Phone.
This is useful if you don't have an Apple Watch handy and therefore can't access the dedicated Camera Remote app. Instead of placing your i Phone on a surface, setting a 10-second timer and running back to take a selfie, you can just click your AirPods to trigger the camera whenever you're ready. If that sounds useful, here's how to configure your AirPods for camera controls.
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