This simple and effective gesture makes us wonder, how has another company not thought of this before?
We continue to discover new things after WWDC, and in addition to iOS 18, Apple Intelligence and macOS Sequoia, AirPods will also receive their corresponding software update. This year they arrive with an incredibly simple function, but as soon as you know it, you will be eager to use it.
With AirPods we listen to music and also talk on the phone
Talking on the phone from AirPods is a pleasure, a hands-free experience in which You can move freely around your home or office.. Thanks to Siri, we can identify who is calling us, but we always had to use our hands to accept or reject the call.
What if I wear gloves? Or am I moving and I have them busy? In fact, it is in those situations in which it is more important to answer a call. Apple has done its thing again, and just like with the shadow of the Apple Pencil, it has surprised us with the new functionality of the AirPods.
Move your head to accept or reject the call
As simple as nodding to accept the call, or moving your head sideways to say no. This functionality is possible thanks to the AirPods Pro 2’s integrated gyroscope and its powerful H2 chip. In this way, we can respond nodding or shaking the head, something especially interesting at times with many people or in quiet places where you cannot speak out loud. This will not only be for calls, but will allow us to interact with messages, manage notifications and much more without saying a word.
In addition to this new feature, AirPods Pro 2 will have the renowned voice isolation which already exists on the Mac, iPhone and iPad. In this way, background noise and wind will be eliminated, and the person’s voice will be prioritized thanks to artificial intelligence. Finally, the AirPods will make the spatial audio with video gamesso developers will be able to create immersive audio experiences in addition to improving latency.
Compatibility of new features with AirPods
These features They will arrive next September with iOS 18, iPadOS 18 and macOS Sequoia. Regarding compatibility, this is distributed among all AirPods models.
| AirPods Pro 2 | AirPods 2 | AirPods 2 | AirPods Max | AirPods Pro 1 | AIRPODS 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respond by shaking your head | Yeah | No | No | No | No | No |
| Voice isolation mode | Yeah | No | No | No | No | No |
| Spatial audio in video games | Yeah | Yeah | No | Yeah | No | No |
| Better latency in video games | Yeah | No | No | No | No | No |
Without a doubt, the AirPods Pro 2 become an even better option compared to its competitors from other brands, and also within its family. With impressive noise cancellation and resistance to water and dust, these new features that will arrive soon are added, making them smarter and more useful.
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