In 2023, Apple revealed adaptive audio as one of the functions coming to the AirPods Pro 2, but it wasn't until the end of last year that it was finally enabled in early 2024 and many users were able to try it out. The advantages of this technology are that it provides an immersive audio experience.
This feature is exclusive High quality headphones From the company and compatible with iOS 17As most of its functionality requires a cell phone, it provides user control.
Adaptive audio, probably similar to noise cancellation, has been one of the most popular features of hearing aids in recent years. But it goes a step further and allows for greater control over the environment.
The feature dynamically adjusts the AirPods Pro 2's noise cancellation level and transparency based on the environment and user preferences.To not completely isolate yourself from the environment around you.
For example, headphones can increase the level of noise cancellation when on the street or reduce it when working in the office. DEverything is done automatically or manuallyChanging the relationship with the environment by understanding what is happening outside the headphones.
Adaptive audio works thanks to sensors and microphones in hearing aids. In this way it detects the level of ambient noise and user activity and adjusts the balance between noise cancellation and transparency.
To activate this function, you must have an iPhone compatible with iOS 17 and AirPods Pro 2, since this is an exclusive function of these headphones, you must follow the following steps:
1. On mobile, swipe down from the top right corner to open Control Center.
2. Touch and hold the Volume Control icon.
3. From the drop-down menu, select the “Customize” option under Sound Settings.
Already in operation, a variety of applications will be offered according to user preferences and how they want to balance noise in their environment:
– Noise Control: Detects ambient noise levels and adjusts active noise cancellation, allowing the user to focus on the music or podcast they're listening to.
– Conversation Detection: Detects when you're in a conversation and reduces noise cancellation so you can communicate with people and headphones. After the conversation ends, the hearing aids increase the volume to the previous level.
– Automatic volume adjustment: not only adjusts the noise cancellation, but also adjusts the volume of the played content.
It can also be activated through Siri. In that case, you should call the assistant with a voice command and then tell him: “Enable custom volume” or “Enable speech recognition”, so that he can configure one of the two options.
Also, within the options we can remove adaptive audio and choose other functions such as noise cancellation and transparency, the latter of which will allow us to hear everything that is happening around us.
It is important to note that This new feature is compatible with iPad running iPadOS 17 and Mac running macOS 14 Sonoma or later.Allows you to experience different levels of immersion in different environments.