What is white noise?
How to turn on white noise from Control Center on iPhone
Step 1: Add Hearing to your Control Center
- Open the Settings app on your iPhone. Search for and find the “Control Center” menu. Look for the control for “Hearing” and add it.
Step 2: Use Hearing in Control Center to turn on white noise
Go to Control Center. Swipe down from top-right corner of home screen. Tap Hearing (ear icon) in Control Center. Select a background sound from Hearing’s Speaker menu. Feel free to adjust the volume. You also have the option to connect an audio device. Make sure the Background Sounds button at the bottom says “on”. Tap it to turn it on if it says off.
Swipe down from top-right corner of home screen.
Tap it to turn it on if it says off.
How to turn on white noise with the side button on iPhone
Step 1: Enable Background Sounds in Settings
- Open the Settings app on your iPhone. Search for and find the “Accessibility” menu. Select Audio/Visual (under Hearing). Select Background Sounds (Apple’s term for white noise). Tap the on/off toggle at the top of the page to enable Background Sounds. You can then adjust the volume and enable ‘stop sounds when locked’ if you prefer. Be sure to pick a sound before you back out: Balanced noise Bright noise Dark noise Ocean Rain Stream
Step 2: Create an Accessibility shortcut
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Open the Settings app on your iPhone. Search for and find the “Accessibility” menu. Scroll down to the bottom and tap Accessibility Shortcut (under General). Tap Background Sounds to select it from the list.
