Yes Christmas has given you some new AirPods, It is time to get the most out of them. We’ve got cheats for AirPods 2, AirPods 3, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max, including the latest enhancements in iOS 15. So get ready to hit the ground running.
The best AirPods tricks you can use right now
Update your AirPods right now
Some of the newest features of AirPods requires your latest software. To update the AirPods firmware to its latest version, we must do the following:
- Put on the AirPods and connect them to your iPhone.
- Open Settings> General> Information and go to the name of your AirPods.
- Look at the firmware number.
- If it is not the last one available, we put them in the case, connect it to the power and leave it near the iPhone.
So your AirPods should update to the latest firmware version available, if you don’t already have it. Unfortunately, there is no simpler process to do this.
Amplification of conversation with AirPods Pro
The conversation amplification It is a functionality of the AirPods Pro that allows us to hear more clearly. It is a feature designed for those with some kind of hearing problem. The AirPods Pro use their microphones with beamforming technology to improve the listening of whoever is in front of you.
To do this, you must follow these steps:
- On your iPhone, open Settings> Accessibility.
- Go to Audio / Visual> Headphone Settings.
- We activate them and, with the AirPods Pro on, at the end of everything we will see the Ambient Sound Mode.
- We go in and at the end is the Conversation Amplification function.
Announce notifications from some or all of your apps
The AirPods can help you not miss a single notificationalthough it can be overwhelming if you receive a lot. With iOS 15 on your iPhone, you can have Siri read you all or just some of the notifications from your favorite apps. To do this, do this:
- On your iPhone, go to Settings> Notifications.
- In Announce notifications, turn it on and choose which apps can do it.
Connect your AirPods automatically
Bluetooth headphones always connect to the last device to which they were linked. But AirPods can automatically connect to the device you are using at the time. If you have an iPad, Mac, iPhone and Apple Watch under the same Apple ID, you can listen to music on the iPhone and go to watch a video on the iPad.
The audio will automatically switch from one to the other, without having to mess around with the settings. If you prefer not to have this feature, just automatically connect to the latest device.
For a few versions of iOS, Audio Sharing has been a very useful AirPods feature. It serves so that two people listen to the same movie, series or music each having their own AirPods.
With our AirPods connected, we bring those of the other person closer and wait for a window to pop up to temporarily share audio. We will follow the instructions on screen until you get it. We can also do it using the AirPlay button, with other AirPods nearby to make it work.
Use Hey Siri from the AirPods
AirPods with an H1 chip are capable of detecting the magic words that they invoke to Siri. Put on your AirPods and say “Hey Siri,” followed by whatever you need to get Apple’s assistant to listen to you. You can take the opportunity to control the sound, pause the playback or ask Siri for other things: the weather, the time, turn on a light with HomeKit, send messages or make a phone call.
Physical controls of your AirPods
Except for the AirPods Max, which have their own set of buttons similar to the Apple Watch, all other AirPods are handled with taps or pinches in the case of AirPods Pro. Thus, to control the audio follow these steps:
- Click or tap once to stop playback.
- Click or double tap to fast-forward the song.
- Click or triple tap to go to the previous song.
Activate noise cancellation or ambient sound on AirPods Pro and AirPods Max
The AirPods Pro and AirPods Max have a very useful function: noise cancellation. This allows you to isolate yourself when listening to music, watching a series or movie. It is a perfect function for when we are in noisy environments, such as offices, trains and airplanes. To do this, you can ask Siri or:
- Click and hold the “leg” of the AirPods Pro.
- Press the elongated button on your AirPods Max.
With these gestures, you will alternate between both modes. The difference, as you will notice, it is quite striking. But be careful going down the street with this mode on, as you will not hear the sound of vehicles crossing and it can be dangerous.
Activate spatial audio on your AirPods 3, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max
The spatial audio on the AirPods is mind blowing. To take advantage of it, you need one of the three compatible models: AirPods 3, AirPods Pro and AirPods Max. With them on, do the following:
- Slide the Control Center to display all the buttons.
- Keep your finger pressing the volume slider to display more options.
- Activate spatial audio.
War movies like Greyhound win big with this immersive audio experience. When you turn your head, you will notice how the sound stays in place with the reference screen.
Use Hearing to better hear conversations
Hearing lets you use the iPhone as a microphone that sends the sound of a conversation to your AirPods. Unlike Speech Amplification, all the listening work is done by the terminal. To activate it, do the following:
- In iPhone Settings open Control Center.
- Add the Audition option.
- From now on, you can activate this option from the Control Center when you want to hear better.
Rename your AirPods
The AirPods they are a very personal device. Apple automatically names AirPods our names, like Eduardo’s AirPods Pro. If we want to change the name to the AirPods, just do the following, with our headphones on:
- Go to Settings> Bluetooth, click on the “i” of Information next to our AirPods.
- Click on the name of these AirPods and a menu will appear to change it.
We go back and we will have already changed the name to the AirPods.
Check the battery of the AirPods
To know how are your battery AirPods, it is enough that you bring them close to the iPhone in its case and with the lid open. A menu will appear where it will inform us of the load of the devices.
Find your lost AirPods with Find
Although AirPods do not have the U1 chip for precise location that the AirTag has, we can find them with the Search app in an approximate way. For it, open the Search app on your iPhone and select your AirPods. You will find them in the last location where they have been connected to a device of yours, facilitating the location.