but for those looking to squeeze the last bit of life out of their broken headphones, or those who need to keep one ear listening to what’s going on around them, transferring sound to just one ear can help.
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You typically listen to music and podcasts in stereo, which reproduces sounds with directionality to make it feel more natural.
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The problem is that this means that if you’re listening with just one earphone, it sounds like you’re missing half the song.
The solution is to turn on mono sound on your smartphone, which streams all your music to one speaker.
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It’s less immersive, but ensures you won’t “lose” battery or voice when using just one headset.
for iphone users, you can turn on this feature by going to settings, then choosing general, then tapping accessibility. in accessibility, you can select mono audio and even slide the sound from one ear to the other.
for android users, go to settings, choose accessibility, then scroll down and select hearing and tap mono audio. android users can also create a widget for mono audio to make it easier to turn it on and off.
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