In case you’ve acquired a pair of AirPods Professional 2, you to have a brand new firmware replace to take pleasure in (as soon as iOS 18 rolls out subsequent week).
Apple has launched a brand new firmware replace for AirPods Professional 2. Firmware model 7A294 replaces model 6F8 and is obtainable for each the USB-C and Lightning variations of the wi-fi earbuds. In contrast to the earlier betas, this replace is obtainable for all AirPods Professional customers.
The replace doubtless brings with it the standard spherical of bug fixes and efficiency enhancements together with a variety of options which might be coming with iOS 18 when it launches to everybody on Monday, September sixteenth.
iOS 18 brings new options to AirPods Professional 2
The primary function now obtainable on AirPods Professional 2 via the firmware (as soon as your iPhone is working iOS 18) is Siri Interactions, the brand new function that allows you to shake or nod your head to work together with Siri bulletins when you’re sporting your earbuds. As Apple explains, “Siri Interactions permit customers to reply or dismiss calls, work together with messages, handle notifications, and a lot extra — all with out talking.”
Voice Isolation can be obtainable with iOS 18 which Apple is bringing on to the earbuds after initially launching the function on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. The corporate says “machine studying, working on the H2 chip in AirPods Professional and the paired iPhone, iPad, or Mac, isolates and enhances voice high quality whereas eradicating vital background noise — like wind across the caller — for the listener.”
The final function obtainable now via the firmware replace is Customized Spatial Audio with dynamic head monitoring for video games. Whereas that can be coming to the AirPods 3 and AirPods Max, the corporate is reserving “improved voice high quality, together with 16-bit, 48kHz audio” for video games with AirPods Professional 2.
AirPods Professional 2 are additionally getting a variety of new well being options this fall together with the flexibility to make use of the earbuds as a clinical-grade listening to support. You may as well take a listening to take a look at and get a totally personalised audio profile.