About the touch sensor

Tap the touch sensor for various operations, such as music playback, phone calls, or changing the setting of the noise canceling function.

Illustration indicating the locations of the touch sensors (A) on the left and right headset units

A: Touch sensors (left, right)


To operate the touch sensor, tap the center of the touch sensor with the pad of your index finger.

Some available operations

Left Right
Tap To switch the noise canceling function and Ambient Sound Mode To play or pause music
Tap twice To receive or end a call To skip to the beginning of the next track
To receive or end a call
Tap 3 times — To skip to the beginning of the previous track (or the current track during playback)
Tap 4 or more times To decrease the volume To increase the volume
Hold your finger to the touch sensor To activate the Quick Attention Mode To use or cancel the voice assist function (Google app/Siri)


Hint

  • When tapping the touch sensor multiple times, tap it quickly with an interval of about 0.3 seconds between taps.
  • You can change the function assigned to the touch sensors on the left and right headset units using the “Sony | Headphones Connect” app. For example, you can change the music playback function which is assigned to the touch sensor on the right headset unit at the time of purchase to the touch sensor on the left headset unit.
    You can also choose not to assign any functions.

Note

  • You cannot operate the touch sensors when not wearing the headset. If you disable the wearing detection automatic power off function with the “Sony | Headphones Connect” app, the touch sensors can be operated even when the headset is not worn.
  • When you make initial settings for Google Assistant on your smartphone, the function assignments to the touch sensors may change automatically.
    Check the function assignments to the touch sensors with the “Sony | Headphones Connect” app.
  • When you make initial settings for Amazon Alexa on your smartphone, the function assignments to the touch sensors may change automatically.
    Check the function assignments to the touch sensors with the “Sony | Headphones Connect” app.