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iPhone 101: Triple click to go to a previous song

When Apple first introduced the iPhone, they also announced a new set of earbuds to go along with it. These headphones sport a nice clicky button that allows you to pause/play/skip a song. However, they forgot to include a function to go to a previous song.

If you are running the new 2.1 firmware, you are now able to triple-click the friendly button on your headphones to go to a previous song.

We here at TUAW understand that the feat of creating a single button that serves four purposes is not an easy one. Therefore, join us in giving Apple a quick, but much needed round of applause for finally adding this feature.

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Marlon

Hey I don't know what happened but like a month ago that fuction stop working for me :(... I can accept calls and the mic still working but this I don't know just suddendly stop working... And I live in El Salvador so... I don't know what to do and I posted a reply in the support apple site... But still didn't have an answer...

If anyone know what can I do or anything please let me know
Bye!

November 21 2008 at 11:58 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Vince

I didn't realize that that was anything more than a microphone.

September 16 2008 at 7:28 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Pash91

Holy C!@#,
I didn't even know they clicked!

Guess I should read the manual

September 16 2008 at 12:34 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
kevin chan

it's useful sometime... but seriously.. triple click? If you don't click 3 times very fast... you will end up with a double click and go to the next song... better then nothing I guess.

I really hope the new headphone with volume control can work with old iphone...

September 16 2008 at 12:29 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ryan Meyers

when will the volume up/down functionality come to the iPhone? from what I understand the iPhone headset doesn't even work on the new nano's, and vice-versa for the new headphones Apple just came out with. I thought Apple might do a software update but it looks like we will have to wait until the next iPhone comes out. :/

As far as headsets go, I have been impressed by the radtech procable headset, especially for price. a lot of people praise the sennheiser's tho.

September 16 2008 at 12:29 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Matias

But i still wonder: when will they add the "on the go" listing to the "mighty button"? I mean, why not to add to the on the go playlist when pressing 2 secs. the button?

Not so complicated, is it?

September 16 2008 at 11:50 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mark

I shunned the iPhone headphones for the Sennheiser MM 50 iP which have an identically-functioning microphone/button. Plus they're black to match my iPhone and the cord goes behind my neck.

September 16 2008 at 11:36 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Thomas

Now, for 4, 5, 6 clicks and more! Soon everything will be controlled by one button and a series of morse code clicks.

September 16 2008 at 11:22 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
dinobots

I stop using apple headphone a while ago, for my iPhone i use Seinheiser in ear headphones with a mic . And it works the same as Apple headphone with and plus is sound amazingly great

September 16 2008 at 11:00 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
heydavila

I thought it was a function of the new headphones coming out! Yay! Now I don't have to buy new ones!

September 16 2008 at 10:45 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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