How to connect your headphones to multiple devices

No one likes dealing with the hassle of constantly disconnecting and reconnecting their headphones for a call on Teams on your laptop, while listening to music on a smartphone. Or vice versa. This gets not only frustrating, but also interrupts your workflow and wastes time.  

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This is where Bluetooth multipoint connectivity comes in. This feature allows you to connect two devices simultaneously to your headphones simultaneously via Bluetooth and choose which audio source to play, whether it’s your console or phone through your headphones. If your headphones support multipoint, here’s how you can connect them to multiple devices, so you don’t have to keep switching later. 

Connecting headphones to two devices via multipoint connectivity

Before we go on to explain how you can connect your headphones to multiple devices, it’s important to understand that not all headphones or earbuds support Bluetooth multipoint connectivity. There are basically either multipoint headphones that can connect to two or more devices simultaneously, or non-multipoint ones, which as implied, can only connect to one device at a time.

Connecting your headphones to multiple devices via Bluetooth multipoint is a pretty easy process and takes only minutes to set up. To pair headphones with more than one device, all you need to do is first connect your headphones to your first device via Bluetooth, and then try to pair them with a second device (like a laptop or a speaker) while the first connection remains active. There can be times when you may need to activate Bluetooth multipoint via a companion app or a button on the headphones. If you’re able to connect with both devices simultaneously, then your headphones support Bluetooth multipoint connectivity.  

How to connect non-multipoint headphones to multiple devices

If your headphones don’t support Bluetooth multipoint connectivity, and you have multiple headphones that you need to connect to the same device, consider using an audio splitter.  

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These handy accessories split audio into two or more outputs and the most common type connects using a 3.5mm headphone jack. To connect your headphones that don’t support Bluetooth multipoint connectivity, all you need to do is simply plug the 3.5mm end of the splitter into the headphone jack of your device, then connect two wired headphones to the splitter’s female ends. And now, you can enjoy audio from two or more devices simultaneously.