How to use the touch command of Samsung Galaxy Buds
The Samsung Galaxy Buds offer several built-in commands to enhance your experience when you connect them to a phone or tablet through the Galaxy Wearable app. With just a tap or touch gesture, you can play music, skip songs, answer calls, and more. You can also customise touch settings, adjust the volume, use voice commands, and activate Ambient sounds.
Notes:
- 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.
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
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 canceling.
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.
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