AirPods software updates tend to be low-key affairs that tweak the noise-canceling algorithms and little else.
AirPods Pro 2 Adapt to You
Let’s talk about Adaptive Audio.
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Adaptive Audio acts just like regular transparency mode, only it still manages to cancel loud sounds.
AirPods Pro & iPhone.The Average Tech Guy / Unsplash
It’s not instant, so the ANC isn’t hopping in and out every second to annoy you.
In practice, it’s amazing.It’s my new default AirPods mode.
Related to Adaptive Audio are Conversation Awareness and Personalized Volume.
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The former detects when you are speaking to somebody and ducks your music.
If you and another person are bothwearing AirPods Pro 2, you could enjoy calmer conversations in noisy environments.
Personalized Volume is less of a hit, for me at least.
AirPods & AirPods Pro.Daniel Romero / Unsplash
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AirPods Stem Controls
This update isn’t just about sound, either.
There are also updates to the way they work.
So that seems to work.
And there’s the excellentAirPods Pro 2 Find My integration.
Other than that, my AirPods Pro 2s are in my ears more often than ever.
