What new features have arrived on AirPods Pro via iOS 18?
Apple adds some features to each new iOS update for AirPods wireless headphones to enhance the listening experience and enjoy clear and high-quality sound. This year, AirPods Pro 2 users will get some new features via iOS 18, which is currently available for all compatible iPhones.
Here are the top 5 new features in AirPods Pro 2 in iOS 18:
1- Sound insulation feature:
The new noise isolation feature is designed to reduce noise from the sound coming into the headphones, not the sound coming out of them, which means it improves the clarity of your voice to the other party when making calls, and can reduce the intensity of noise around you while you're talking, such as wind and traffic noise.
2- Improved adaptive sound control:
Adaptive Audio controls used to be limited to turning it on or off, but now you'll find a slider to adjust how much noise you want to hear. Instead of having an on and off option, you'll now have three options when activating adaptive audio: default, less noise, or more noise.
3- Head gestures to interact with Siri:
New ways to interact with Siri let you interact with your phone when you can’t or don’t want to talk or reach for your phone. New ways to interact with Siri include shaking your head to respond to notifications, which means you can shake your head to decline or answer a call while using AirPods Pro 2. Machine learning powered by the H2 chip in the earbuds can detect when you’re nodding your head to determine what you want to do without talking to Siri.
4- Improve sound while playing video games:
The new update provides AirPods Pro 2 with the best wireless audio latency Apple has ever offered for a premium gaming experience, and gamers can also enjoy improved audio quality when chatting during gaming sessions, thanks to 16-bit audio resolution and 48kHz frequency.
5- Improve the custom sound level:
Apple says it's improved Personalized Volume on AirPods Pro 2, a feature that adjusts the volume you listen to through AirPods Pro 2 based on changes in ambient conditions and your volume preferences, learning your preferences over time to make adjustments as needed.