In an interview with TechCrunch media, Apple executives Ron Huang and Eric Treski talked about anecdotes about the Adaptive Audio function of AirPods Pro and had considered controlling the adaptive audio based on GPS signals. audio level.
Treski said that in the early stages of exploring the adaptive audio function, he considered linking the GPS signal on the iPhone to confirm the wearer’s location to automatically adjust the adaptive audio. For example, when the wearer is walking on the street, AirPods Pro automatically enters transparency mode.
Huang said: “In the early exploration of adaptive audio, we basically switched automatic noise reduction and transparency modes based on where you were. You can imagine the iPhone passing a signal to the AirPods to tell the wearer that they are currently in the room or In other scenes, we can judge and provide a music mode that is more suitable for the scene.”
Huang later said: “During the advancement process, we believed that this was not the right approach. You cannot confirm that the environment is quiet in the room and noisy on the street.”
The adaptive audio of AirPods Pro 2 needs to be used with an iPhone upgraded to iOS 17. It supports dynamic response to the environment to adjust noise reduction and media volume. It also supports automatic switching to transparency mode, lowering the volume and pausing media when speaking.
