iPhone users will have to toggle the background sound feature on and off depending on the usage.
A TikTok user has shared a little-known feature in the iPhone that can help anyone who is stressed out or focused. This feature is called “Background Sounds” and Apple describes it as a collection of sounds to hide unwanted environmental noise.
People have described their struggle to fall asleep in various videos, with some saying they turn to YouTube for help. These users say that they find videos of rain, or streams of water, to separate them from the world and fall asleep.
But a user on TikTok, HeimaDigital, showed how iPhone users can easily turn on the feature whenever they want, that too for free.
Here’s how to do it:
To turn on this feature, users have to open the Settings app, then go to Accessibility.
In Accessibility, users need to scroll down to Audio/Visual, then tap on “Background sounds”.
Users will be able to toggle this feature on and off and also select the sound of their choice: ocean, rain, stream, balanced noise, bright noise and dark noise.
Users can also decide whether they want to keep the background sound on even when the media is playing and stop it when the phone is locked.
What does Apple say about the feature?
As users click on the Audio/Visual menu, the description below Background sounds says: “Plays background sounds to hide unwanted environmental noises. These sounds can reduce distractions and help you focus, stay calm, or relax.”
Earlier this month, Apple released a software update that enables iPhone users to unlock their devices while wearing a face mask.
The new update, iOS 15.4, also includes several other features for the existing iPhone.
The facility for users to unlock their phones by wearing a face mask is only available on iPhone 12, 12 Mini, 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max and iPhone 13, 13 Mini, 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max.