Pairing the Galaxy Buds 2 Pro is pretty easy, as Samsung has included a light on the interior of the case to show the status of the buds.

1. Open the case and leave the buds in.
2. Make sure Bluetooth is turned on on your device.
3. Press your fingers on the touch panels of the Galaxy Buds 2 Pro until the light blinks red, blue, and green.
4. Select the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro on your device’s Bluetooth settings.

Subsequent connections with the same device should happen immediately when you open the case and pluck out the buds. With a previously paired Samsung device, you might see a card pop up when you open the case asking if you want to pair the buds, even if the Bluetooth is set to off.

Yes, the Galaxy Buds 2 Pro has 360 audio for surround sound. You can access it through the Galaxy Wearable app under Earbud settings. Ensure that, if available, you have Dolby Atmos enabled to access it. You also need media that is compatible with surround sound. Like many of the features here, it’s not available when paired to an iOS device.

Productivity-minded folks can set the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro to read out notifications, and you can choose whether that still happens while you’re actively looking at your device. If you anticipate frequent interruptions, you can enable voice detection to automatically switch you to Ambient sound mode so you can converse with people. Samsung officially dubs this feature “Intelligent Conversation Mode,” and it works like Sony’s speak-to-chat function that debuted with the WH-1000X series headphones.

You can even set the buds to remind you every 10 minutes to stretch your neck. This comes complete with an animation in the Galaxy Wearable app. Truly, “text neck” is a real medical problem, even if most of us don’t have it.