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iOS Background Sounds Focus, Calm, and Accessibility

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Apple’s Background Sounds is an feature available on iPhones, iPads and Apple desktops running iOS 15 or later. We talk more about how it might be useful in Apple’s “Background Sounds”: Focus, Calm, and Accessibility in One Feature.

How to Set Up Background Sounds

On iPhone or iPad:

  1. Open Settings then Accessibility
  2. Go to Audio & Visual (under Hearing)
  3. Select Background Sounds
  4. Turn Background Sounds on
  5. Choose your preferred sound and decide if it should continue when the screen locks

Apple Desktops:

  1. Open System Settings then Accessibility
  2. Go to Audio
  3. Turn Background Sounds on and choose your preferences
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