WF-1000XM6

Headphones

Advanced Experience

Advanced features, everyday ease

Smart listening features anticipate what you want to hear, how you like to listen and when you need to talk. With adaptive sound, automatic playback, app control and voice or gesture commands, everyday listening feels smoother from morning to night.

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Quick Access

A shortcut to your music with simple taps, and no need to touch your smartphone⁰¹²³⁴. You can enjoy your music in an effortless way.

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Scene-based listening

Provides a sound experience just tailored to you by sensing the current situation and scene such as walking, running and gym.

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Plays music automatically

You can enjoy music exactly when you need them by turning on Wear to Play and each scene. Playback starts automatically when you put your earbuds in — no need to touch your smartphone — and plays the right music for the moment, based on your daily routines or sensing activities like a daily walk, gym workout, or commute. And, with Voice Cue you'll still be notified of important information like appointments and reminders, so you can always stay connected to both life and entertainment wherever you go.⁰

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Adjusts to the world around you

Adaptive Sound Control senses where you are and what you’re doing, then uses AI to change ambient sound settings for the ideal listening experience. Over time, it can learn your behaviour, recognise locations you visit often, and tailor the sound to suit your location.

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Total convenience, total customisation

Your earbuds are even better with the Sound Connect app. The simple, intuitive interface lets you dial in your ideal sound and shortcut settings, and can keep track of your recent listening history. Safe Listening even lets you check you're in line with WHO healthy listening habits.

Download the App

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Talk it out with Google Gemini

Get hands-free help – Just say ‘Hey Google..” to access Gemini and have a natural, free-flowing conversation about anything you need to know on-the-go. Listen to music, connect with friends, get notifications and more when connected to your smartphone.⁰

Built-in voice control

You can also use built-in voice control for noise cancellation, volume, and playback when connected to any device.⁰

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Instant pause. Instant play.

Just take the earbuds off and the music stops – a capacitive sensor knows when you are wearing them. It also helps improve detection accuracy and design. Put the earbuds back on and the music starts again.

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Control earbuds with head gestures

You can operate your earbuds using natural head gestures, like receiving or declining calls⁰, or operating Auto Play¹, by nodding or shaking your head.

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Talk and hear only ambient sound

You can set Speak-to-Chat to automatically lower the music volume as soon as you speak to someone, so you can hear ambient sound and conduct a conversation⁰ — handy if you want to keep your earbuds on or your hands are full. And once your chat is over, your music volume returns to normal automatically¹.