A:AnswerYou can use your phone and the ear piece to control volume. The ear buds do have a little light on the bottom of the ear bud while in use. I try to go to bed with these on, in complete darkness, but my son sees the light on and will start asking about it. I gotta take them off or maybe just put a tiny piece of tape or something over the pinhole sized light.
A:AnswerYes, I'm sure they are. I have a MacBook pro 2012, my kids have a 2015 air and another pro 2012. They work with the iPad 5 and the mini 2. So I am sure that Apple is compatable with these.