Maximizing Your Sound Experience: Exploring the Latest AirPods Features
Discover the latest must-have features for AirPods, including head gestures, voice isolation, and personalized spatial audio that elevate your listening experience to new heights.
By Blip Tech
2 min read
New Features for AirPods with iOS 18
Head Gestures
- Availability: AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4
- Functionality: Nod your head up or down to accept a call, reply to notifications, or messages. Shake your head side to side to decline calls or dismiss notifications.
- Setup: Enable 'Announce Notifications' in the Settings app under 'Notifications.' Then, manage Head Gestures from the AirPods settings.
Voice Isolation
- Availability: AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4
- Functionality: Enhances voice quality by isolating your voice and removing background noise during calls.
- Setup: Access Control Center, tap 'Controls,' and select 'Voice Isolation.'
Gaming Improvements
- Availability: AirPods 3, AirPods 4, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max
- Functionality: Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking for a more immersive gaming experience. Improved voice quality (16-bit, 48kHz audio) and reduced latency for AirPods Pro 2.
- Setup: Enable 'Personalized Spatial Audio' in the AirPods settings.
Custom Adaptive Audio
- Availability: AirPods Pro and AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation
- Functionality: Customize the balance between noise cancellation and transparency mode to control the level of ambient sound.
- Setup: Adjust the slider in 'Adaptive Audio' settings to allow for 'Less Noise' or 'More Noise.'
Hearing Health
- Availability: AirPods Pro 2
- Functionality: Take a hearing test and use AirPods Pro as a hearing aid for mild to moderate hearing loss. Personalized hearing profiles are automatically applied to audio content across devices.
- Setup: Follow the in-app instructions to take the hearing test and set up the hearing aid feature.
