They respond to your changing environment, like removing unwanted background noise, enhancing the listening experience.
Adaptive Audio is only available on the second-generation AirPods Pro.
Active Noise Cancellation removes unwanted external noises before they reach your ear.
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Adaptive Noise Control adjusts these two features in real-time to control how much external noise comes through.
Its like having a personal audio engineer who constantly fine-tunes audio parameters as you roam between different environments.
Move into a quieter area like a restaurant and it’ll allow more ambient noise.
It does three things when you start talking.
First, it lowers the media volume.
Second, it turns up the voice of the person speaking before you.
And third, it cuts down on more background noise than usual.
This makes the voice of the person youre interacting with clearer.
As soon as the conversation ends, your entertainment volume and noise cancellation setting return to their previous values.
For hands-free activation, ask Siri to “Turn on Conversation Awareness.”
Alternatively, use our platform-specific instructions below.
