If you just bought a new AirPods or AirPods Pro, here are eight helpful tips and tricks to improve your experience with them.
Keep your AirPods safe with Find My
The latest AirPods, including AirPods 3 and AirPods Pro 2, have Find My integration, so if they're stolen or you don't know where they are, you can track them down using the Find My app, and you can also take advantage of other people's devices like iPhones, iPads, and Macs. to track it, as long as the battery of the headphones still has a charge.
You'll also want to make sure that Notify when Left Behind is enabled so you can get an alert if you're out and about and leave your AirPods somewhere.
To do so, open the Find My app, tap your AirPods in the list, and enable the “Notify when Left Behind” option. These Find My features also work with AirPods Max.
The AirPods Pro 2 go even further and include a speaker built into the case so that you can use the “play a sound” feature to track them down if they get lost nearby.
Activate or deactivate automatic switching between devices
AirPods have a feature that allows them to automatically connect to any device in active use, so if you switch from iPhone to Mac, the AirPods connection will carry over with you on the other device.
Auto switching may or may not be appropriate. To adjust the switch settings, follow these steps:
◉ Connect the AirPods to the iPhone.
◉ Open Settings.
◉ Tap on your AirPods in the section below the Apple ID.
◉ Click on “Connect to this iPhone”.
◉ Choose “When last connected to this iPhone” to turn off the automatic switch, and choose “Automatically” to turn it on.
◉ When turned on “Automatically”, the AirPods will connect to the iPhone when it is in active use and is in your ears.
◉ When you select “When last connected to this iPhone”, the AirPods will only connect to the last connected device instead of the device in active use, and this feature works with AirPods 2, AirPods 3, AirPods Pro and AirPods Max.
◉ Note that you will need to disable auto switching for each device connected to your iCloud account if you are not a fan of the feature and want to turn it off completely. There is no major switch, which Apple handles on a per device basis.
Turn on push notifications
Thanks to Siri integration, AirPods can announce all incoming notifications, including messages. Here are the steps to run it:
◉ Open Settings.
◉ Click on “Notifications”.
◉ Click on “Notification Announcement”.
◉ Activate the “Announcement of Notifications” option.
◉ Activate the “Headphones” option.
With both headphone and announcement notifications turned on, Siri will read notifications from apps you choose when your AirPods are in use, and give you a chance to respond. So if you have an incoming text message, Siri will read it and give you a chance to send a reply, all hands-free, and you can choose specific apps for that.
Check the battery life of your AirPods
If you want to monitor your AirPods battery life, there are several ways to do so. AirPods can tell you the battery level when connected to a device, or you can use the battery widget on your iPhone or iPad.
Siri can also tell you the battery life of the connected AirPods, and if the speaker is connected to the Apple Watch, the Control Center provides information on battery life.
Use the force sensor to control playback
If you have an original AirPods, AirPods 2, or AirPods Pro and have upgraded to an AirPods 3 or AirPods Pro 2, or if you are new to AirPods, you may not be familiar with their physical controls.
AirPods 3 and AirPods Pro have a force sensor built into the stem. It can be used to control media playback with different pressures.
◉ One click, to turn on or off the sound.
◉ Double tap to skip forward.
◉ Triple tap to skip backwards.
◉ Press when there is a call to answer it.
◉ Double tap during a call, to end it.
◉ Press and hold to activate Siri or switch between Active Noise Mode or Transparency (works with AirPods Pro only).
◉ On AirPods Pro, you can customize what the force sensor long-press gesture does because it can be set to noise control or Siri. The AirPods 3 do not have Active Noise Cancellation and are limited to Siri for the press-and-hold gesture.
The AirPods Pro also have touch-based gestures available to adjust the volume.
◉ Swipe up or down to increase or decrease the volume.
Note that if you have an AirPods 2, the force sensor isn't included and these gestures won't work, but you can double-tap to do things like play or pause, using the customizable tap gesture in Settings.
Make sure that spatial audio is activated
Spatial audio is a feature that provides 3D audio, and is able to monitor iPhone movement with supported audio and video. Spatial audio can be turned on or off through Control Center, and is available for AirPods XNUMX, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max.
Connect your AirPods to your iPhone or iPad, then open Control Center. On the volume slider, you'll see a small icon that looks like an AirPods. If you don't see it, plug the speaker back in.
◉ Long press the volume slider.
◉ Click on the “Spatial Audio” option.
◉ Choose between off, static, or head tracking, on supported devices.
◉ The Off option will turn off spatial audio completely, while the Fixed option will allow the use of spatial audio, but without the head tracking function, and the Head Tracked option will allow the full spatial audio feature with the inclusion of head tracking.
◉ You can also preview what spatial audio sounds like by connecting your AirPods to your phone, selecting it in the Bluetooth section of Settings, and choosing Spatial Audio.
◉ For a more personalized experience, tap Custom spatial audio in the AirPods section of Settings, your phone will use the TrueDepth camera to scan both of your ears for your personalized spatial audio.
◉ Spatial audio works with the Apple TV app and Music, as well as supported by many third-party apps such as Netflix, Disney Plus, HBO Max, YouTube, and more.
Use active noise cancellation
Active Noise Cancellation, or ANC, is a default feature of the AirPods Pro and AirPods Pro 2 and only works out of the box, but it's useful to know how to turn it on and off. This mode is also available on AirPods Max.
◉ Connect the AirPods Pro to the iPhone, open the Control Center.
◉ Long press the volume.
◉ Tap Noise Control.
◉ Drag the slider to Noise Cancellation, Off, or Transparency depending on which mode you want.
◉ Alternatively, press and hold the stem of the speaker to manually switch between Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency mode, or use the AirPods Pro section in Settings to access noise control.
◉ If you are using settings, drag the noise control slider to your preferred position.
◉ To the left the active noise mode is turned on, in the middle it is off, and by swiping to the right the transparency is turned on.
◉ Active Noise Cancellation is usually enabled when both headphones are in your ears, but there is a trick to turning it on when you only use one.
◉ Plug in your AirPods Pro, then open Settings.
◉ Tap on the AirPods Pro section just below your account.
◉ Scroll down and tap Accessibility.
◉ Scroll down again, then under Noise Control, turn on Noise Cancellation with One AirPod.
Use Adaptive Transparency for AirPods Pro 2 only
The second generation AirPods Pro has an expanded transparency feature that is able to adapt to the sounds around you, and reduce loud noises such as construction work, sirens, etc. while not blocking all sounds.
It is usually enabled by default, but if you want to turn it off or check again, follow these steps.
◉ Connect the AirPods Pro 2 headset to the iPhone, then open Settings.
◉ Tap on the AirPods Pro 2 section.
◉ Scroll down to Adaptive Transparency and turn it on or off.
◉ Adaptive Transparency will reduce all loud sounds, so it's perfect for everyday use and also for situations like concerts where the music might be loud enough to cause hearing damage.
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God bless you, for the first time I know about some of the features, but I tried to adjust the settings of the spatial sound and I did not succeed in it
Useful information Thanks. Please advise if the veiled woman can handle the force sensor in the AP3?! Note that I see the best version is AP2, dealing with clicks and fast response, thank you. 🙏🏻
About the experience of buying only from official stores, especially headphones
The problem is that you cannot buy a used earphone or outside the Apple store due to the large number of imitations and it is similar to the original in every detail.
The biggest mistake is that you buy it used because it may be consumed in terms of the battery and it may break down on you at any moment! It is impossible to take the Apple Watch and headphones in use, as mentioned above, with semi-permanent contact with the skin, as if you were going to the barber and touching three people before you, and you are the fourth!
Thanks for the great article 🌹
May Allah reward you
Very useful article
The third point I really liked
Nice and useful article, thanks
The battery life may have expired! This is a disadvantage due to the very small size of the battery!
Great and useful topic, may God bless you
Hi
May I ask a question, but I have the right earphone that does not charge, what can I do?
The battery life may have expired! This is a disadvantage due to the very small size of the battery!
Clean the charging case with a cotton swab soaked in medical alcohol, but after turning the charging case over so that the alcohol does not leak into the interior. At the same time, turn the unused cotton swab and dry the alcohol
All right, thanks for your advice
The sound of my microphone is weak, and when making calls, the other party hears me with difficulty
It may not be original!
Clean all the openings of the speaker with the gum that you have chewed, an amount of dirt will come out and stick to the gum
Most of them don't work on my second generation AirPods.
Good and useful article. Thank you.