A few days ago at the WWDC24 event (the World Wide Developers Conference), Apple presented new features, updates and relevant information about its devices, among which are improvements for the brand’s exclusive headphones, highlighting the new adaptive audio control in the AirPods Pro 2.
The AirPods Pro They already stood out for innovations such as:
- They are resistant to water and sweat when exercising or practicing non-water sports.
- Its ability to connect with different Apple devices, from iPhones and iPads to laptops, including versions that have been on the market for years such as the MacBook Air M1 2020, which has presented considerable price drops in retail worldwide.
For their part, the AirPods Pro generation 2:
- They deliver a seamless experience by alternating audio from one electronic device to another. Being able to answer a call on your smartphone at any time even if you are listening to music on your laptop, and vice versa, even in spaces with a high density of mobile devices.
- As for battery life, they maintain solid performance, with around 3 hours of continuous playback on a single charge.
- Your Magsafe (USB-C) charging case includes a special chip that allows you to accurately track your location.
The new adaptive audio control capability in the AirPods Pro 2nd generation, is based on the active noise cancellation technology already present in the first generation wireless headphones, which goes a step further in this version. Now, it has been renewed, automatically adapting to the different environments and situations in which the user finds themselves.
This new variant of the system adjusts the level of noise cancellation and sound equalization in real time, according to the ambient noise and the type of music or audio being played.
It uses advanced sensors and intelligent algorithms to continuously monitor the listening environment and the audio you choose to listen to in the headphones, being able to dynamically adapt to different contexts and musical genres.
In addition, it takes into account the user’s preferences by having a customizable configuration, in which we can indicate whether we want to leave the adaptation by default, or allow the entry of more or less environmental noise than the standard function.
This update includes improvements to sound quality, with greater clarity and definition in the low, mid and high frequencies. This means that users will be able to enjoy more immersive, immersive and superior audio.
Spatial audio
The AirPods Pro 2 They will also have Dolby Atmos-type spatial audio, which simulates 3D surround sound for multimedia content, to enjoy movies, play video games or enjoy concerts as if you were present live, creating a more realistic and cinematic listening experience that can only be seen. believed possible with the most advanced speakers in the electronics industry.
This type of audio used to be available only with the use of the Apple Music app.
And it is an automatic compatibility function, which means that it is activated only with the device’s Bluetooth connection.
Spatial audio for Game mode will be a transversal progress that will affect all headphones in the line AirPods Pro already the AirPods Max.
voice isolation
All generations of AirPods Pro They are going to access an advance in computer audio, which grants the quality of making the sound clearer and sharper specifically in phone calls and video calls, even when there are extreme external conditions, such as gusts of wind, movements of the person, noise of the public transportation or crowds of people.
Siri Interactions
At the same event, the company also announced the addition of new gesture-based interactions with Siri. Now you can control the Second generation AirPods Pro simply with a gesture of the fingers on the headphones, the hand or the head, and thus perform different actions.
For example, adjust the volume, change songs, turn pages, pause or play music, or activate the noise cancellation function.
Design
In terms of design, the AirPods Pro 2 They continue the minimalist and ergonomic aesthetic of their predecessors, with subtle updates that optimize the fit in the ears and increase the comfort of wearing them for long periods of time.
All of the aforementioned improvements are powered by the advanced functionalities of the H2 chipset, included in the company’s second-generation headphones, since they were launched in 2023.
Although the new functions will only be available at the end of 2024, once the free operating system update is made available to the masses: iOS 18 for the brand’s smartphones (iPhones), and iPadOS 18 for tablets (iPads). .
