Use Adaptive Audio with your AirPods Pro (2nd generation)
Adaptive Audio features such as Adaptive Noise Control, Personalized Volume, and Conversation Awareness respond to your environment automatically to fine-tune your audio experience.
Turn on Adaptive Noise Control
Turn on Conversation Awareness
Turn on Adaptive Noise Control
Adaptive Noise Control blends Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency mode together to tailor the level of noise control for you based on the changing noise conditions in your environment.
Turn on Adaptive Noise Control
on your iPhone or iPad in Settings > [your AirPods].
Learn how to switch between noise-control modes
Learn how to customize which noise-control modes to switch between
Turn on Personalized Volume
Personalized Volume adjusts the media volume on your AirPods Pro (2nd generation) based on environmental conditions and your volume preferences. It learns your listening preferences over time to fine-tune your media volume in response to your surrounding environment.
To turn on Personalized Volume:
Go to Settings on your iPhone or iPad and tap [your AirPods]. Then turn on Personalized Volume under Audio.
Get Siri's attention, then say something like "Turn on Personalized Volume."
Turn on Conversation Awareness
When you start talking while you're wearing your AirPods Pro (2nd generation), Conversation Awareness seamlessly lowers your media volume and enhances voices in front of you. When your conversation ends, Conversation Awareness automatically turns up the volume and brings you back to your original noise-control setting. You can also end a conversation manually by pressing and holding on the AirPods stem or swiping up on the stem.
To turn on Conversation Awareness:
Open Control Center on your iPhone or iPad. Touch and hold the volume control, then tap Conversation Awareness
.Go to Settings on your iPhone or iPad and tap [your AirPods]. Then turn on Conversation Awareness under Audio.
Get Siri's attention, then say something like "Turn on Conversation Awareness."
Adaptive Audio features are available for both AirPods Pro (2nd generation) with MagSafe Charging Case (USB-C) and AirPods Pro (2nd generation) with MagSafe Charging Case (Lightning).
For iOS: Available on iPhone SE (2nd generation and later), iPhone XS, iPhone XR, and later with iOS 17 and later when paired with AirPods Pro (2nd generation) with the latest firmware.
For iPadOS: Available on iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation and later), iPad Pro 10.5-inch, iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation and later), iPad Air (3rd generation and later), iPad (6th generation and later), and iPad mini (5th generation and later) with iPadOS 17 and later when paired with AirPods Pro (2nd generation) with the latest firmware.
For macOS: Available on MacBook Air (2018 and later), MacBook Pro (2018 and later), iMac (2019 and later), iMac Pro (2017), Mac mini (2018 and later), Mac Studio (2022), and Mac Pro (2019 and later) with macOS Sonoma and later when paired with AirPods Pro (2nd generation) with the latest firmware.
