Set headphone accommodations for AirPods
When you use supported AirPods with iPhone, iPad, or Mac, you can change the accessibility settings for your AirPods to suit your hearing needs. Amplify soft sounds and adjust certain frequencies to help music, movies, phone calls, and podcasts sound more crisp and clear.
Set headphone accommodations on iPhone or iPad
Go to the Settings app
on your iPhone or iPad.Tap Accessibility, tap Audio & Visual, then tap Headphone Accommodations.
Turn on Headphone Accommodations.
Tap Custom Audio Setup, then follow the onscreen instructions, or manually set any of the following:
Tune Audio For: Choose Balanced Tone, Vocal Range, or Brightness.
Level: Choose Slight, Moderate, or Strong amplification of soft sounds.
Phone: Apply these audio settings to phone calls.
Media: Apply these audio settings to media playback.
Transparency mode on AirPods Pro: Turn on Custom Transparency Mode and adjust the amplification, balance, and tone to help you hear what’s happening around you. See Use and customize Transparency mode.
To preview your audio settings, tap Play Sample.
Set headphone accommodations on Mac
Go to the System Settings app
on your Mac.Click Accessibility
in the sidebar.Click Audio, then turn on Headphone Accommodations. (You may need to scroll down.)
Note: To use Headphone Accommodations, you need to turn off Hearing Aid and Media Assist in AirPods settings. See Use hearing health features with AirPods Pro 2 or AirPods Pro 3.
Click Custom Audio Setup, then follow the onscreen instructions. Or manually set any of the following:
Tune audio for: Choose Balanced Tone, Vocal Range, or Brightness.
Optimization: Adjust the slider to choose Slight, Moderate, or Strong amplification of soft sounds.
Phone: Apply these audio settings to phone calls.
Media: Apply these audio settings to media playback.
Transparency mode on AirPods Pro: Turn on Transparency Mode and adjust the amplification, balance, tone, and more to help you hear what’s happening around you. See Use and customize Transparency mode.
To preview your audio settings, click Play Sample.