iOS 15 gives AirPods Pro five new features to further customize your listening experience to
your specific hearing profile. iOS 15 works with the iPhone 6s all the way up to the new iPhone 13.
Today, I’ll cover these top 5 features and show you how to access each one so
you can start benefiting from this new technology.
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Today, I'm talking about five new AirPods Pro features available within iOS 15.
These features improve hearing enhancement capability, give you access to new sounds,
and provide additional sound quality options.
Feature #1, Conversation Boost
New to iOS 15 is Conversation Boost for AirPods Pro.
This feature improves the sound quality by reducing background noise so that
sounds are more crisp and clear.
Hear and understand conversation better in your favorite restaurant or coffee shop.
To access this feature go to: settings
accessibility
audio/visual
headphones accommodations ON
transparency mode ON
conversation boost ON
Now if you’re not aware, headphones accommodations and transparency mode
are the settings that allow the AirPods Pro to amplify sounds for hearing enhancement.
Feature #2, Import an Audiogram
To customize headphones accommodations even further,
iOS 15 lets you import a paper or PDF audiogram from your hearing healthcare provider.
An audiogram is a graph that indicates how well you hear low to high pitched sounds.
For example if you have more trouble hearing high pitched sounds, this feature can customize
the sound quality of your AirPods Pro so they sound more sharp and clear.
Just go to: settings
accessibility
audio/visual
headphones accommodations
custom audio setup
hit continue
and add audiogram.
This gives you the option of capturing an image of your audiogram with
the camera, using an existing photo, or choosing a file on your device.
Feature #3, Background Sounds
iOS 15 now offers background sounds which include stream, balanced/bright/or dark noise, ocean, and rain.
These sounds can play quietly in the background to mask other unwanted sounds in your environment
and they also can layer underneath other audio played from your iPhone.
This may help provide relief and relaxation especially for people who have tinnitus or ringing in the ears.
Just set the volume to a softer comfortable level.
If you experience tinnitus, please consult with your local physician or audiologist.
To activate background sounds go to: settings
accessibility
audio/visual
background sounds ON
You have 6 sounds to choose from.
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Feature #4, Spatialize Stereo
Another new feature is called Spatialize Stereo.
This is a virtual spatial environment, and it's available with the AirPods Max, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Gen 3.
It works with normal stereo music files that are not Dolby Atmos compatible.
You can activate spatialize stereo by swiping down from the top right corner of the screen
and pressing and holding on the AirPods Pro volume bar. At the bottom you can toggle spatialize stereo on/off.
Spatial audio is already available within Apple music for Dolby Atmos compatible songs
for AirPods Max, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Gen 3. Spatial audio uses dynamic head tracking to
adjust your surround sound experience. If you want to adjust the dynamic head
tracking feature just go to: settings
accessibility
physical and motor
AirPods
then click on spatial audio head tracking
You can select off, video, or audio & video content.
Feature #5, Siri app notifications
With iOS 15 you also get access to Siri notifications from apps.
Previously this was only available to announce calls and messages.
To access this go to: settings
notifications
announce notifications ON
You can then choose which apps will use announce notifications.
If you want quick access to the features discussed in this video,
create a shortcut icon in the control center. Just go to: settings
control center and click on the + sign
next to your desired control. In this case, hearing.
Now swipe down from the top right corner of the screen and click on the ear icon.
If you’ve activated headphone accommodations, transparency mode, and conversation boost
as discussed in this video then you’ll see several options on this screen. We have a button to
activate background sounds, live listen (which turns your iPhone into a wireless microphone),
headphone accommodations on/off, amplification, balance, tone, and ambient noise reduction.
You can toggle conversation boost on/off at the bottom of the screen.
Also the headphone sound level is displayed anytime you're playing audio on your device. This
can also help you monitor your sound level in your headphones so that your volume is not too loud.
So, what do you think about these five new AirPods Pro features in iOS 15?
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