6 New AirPods Pro Features Coming in iOS 17

[KaiFiMacFan]

So nothing for regular AirPods, eh?

I get that some of these features only make sense with ANC, but why can't the non-Pro AirPods get "fast device switching"?

I'm still worried that some day they'll just discontinue the non-Pro AirPods, even though some of us really don't like silicone tips.

 

[nemodomi]

We need AirPods in new colors. Preferably Midnight or Product Red, please.

😯 Well please don't forget about the GREENS!!! 🤩🤩🤩

Apple introduces gorgeous new green finishes for the iPhone 13 lineup

🤮 🤣😂🤣

 

[Digitalweddings]

We need AirPods in new colors. Preferably Midnight or Product Red, please.

Yes please. Also in black - a black Iphone with a black Ipad and white earpods just don’t match

 

[fwmireault]

Why haven’t they done more variety of colors for the AirPods. It’s always been white, yet I can see many jumping at the opportunity to get a different color AirPod, asthetically of course.

Whenever Apple uses plastic for its devices, it’s almost always white (there are a few exceptions). Even the plastic on the colored iMac and MacBook cables is white (except the space grey version, which is black plastic). I think they believe that colored plastic doesn’t look as premium, look at the iPhone 5C for example.

I think that darker AirPods could look great, but other colors might look like other cheap knockoffs, meaning they wouldn’t look as good as we think they would.

 

[xpxp2002]

So nothing for regular AirPods, eh?

I get that some of these features only make sense with ANC, but why can't the non-Pro AirPods get "fast device switching"?

I'm still worried that some day they'll just discontinue the non-Pro AirPods, even though some of us really don't like silicone tips.

It looks like they already have. The 1st gen AirPods silently stopped getting firmware updates about two years ago. None of the new features have been backported either, obviously, since then.

Since this update for the mute switch is only coming to 3rd gen AirPods, 1st and 2nd gen AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max; I think it's safe to say that they are probably going to silently stop supporting the 2nd gen AirPods now, too.

 

[Monque]

Looking forward to all of these features, except maybe the elimination of "Hey" - I've seen Siri unintentionally activate many times even when "Hey Siri" was the required phrase.
Examples:
"Hey Sweetie!"
The radio: "In other news toDAY, SYRIa was"
"Are you serious?"

I expect shortening the trigger phrase to just "Siri" will produce many more accidental activations.

 

[nemodomi]

AirPods are pure Apple, reminiscent of the Steve Jobs era. Incredibly simple looking devices, that are incredibly complex behind their beautiful industrial design. Steve's maxims "Surprise and delight" and "it just works" are fully present in AirPods and they just keep getting better. They're insanely great.

👍👍👍 I couldn't agree with you more!!

I've been thoroughly researching all available tech details of AirPods Pro 2, for potential purposes of my fiancee employing them as quasi-hearing-aids.

The Scent of Steve™ is all over them!! 😮😍🤩❤️😛

 

[Oh-es-Ten]

Wait.. what? Fast device switching is only coming to 2nd Gen AirPods Pro?

They have still not fixed a switching bug I reported a year ago, where starting a workout on the watch would switch to the AirPods Pro to play music with the workout. This worked for a while brilliantly, and then one update broke and never came back. You now have to manually switch the Airplay settings on Watch to force the switch, and then start the workout. Completely broken - and mad considering it worked perfectly when the switching feature was released. Tried factory restore to Watch and AirPods Pro and still busted. No response to Feedback ID - FB9975272

 

[kmm333]

Will all of these features be available on the 1st-gen AirPods Pro? Or are some/all limited to AirPods Pro 2?

Sounds like everything is reserved for AirPods Pro 2 other than mute controls.

 

[ignatius345]

Maybe mine will stop chiming every time they are moved and actually recognize that they are mine…

This drives me insane too. Have you figured out why?

My only guess is that I also use them with my work account (different Apple ID, also owned by me) and Find My then lists them as "belonging" to that other account as well as mine. Super frustrating.

 

[ajkoeltz]

I haven't been able to download the DB firmware. For those who have, have you noticed any difference in sound? Deeper bass? Fuller soundscape? Just curious if anyone has noticed anything. TIA!!

 

[iFishishh]

So nothing for regular AirPods, eh?

I get that some of these features only make sense with ANC, but why can't the non-Pro AirPods get "fast device switching"?

I'm still worried that some day they'll just discontinue the non-Pro AirPods, even though some of us really don't like silicone tips.

the same reason the new iPhone 15 won't be able to utilize the faster usb-c connections that are offered in the pro model.. or so at least as rumor has it. my guess would be the chip but it has seemingly become apple fashion to purposely withhold some easy to implement features for the sake of distinction between two offered versions. one being cheaper than the other. I miss the steve jobs era

 

[AppleUser2]

Props to Apple—almost all these work extraordinarily well, even on the beta firmware. Adaptive Audio works so well it makes ANC almost superfluous, but Personalized Volume has never worked for me.

How’s the switching between devices? Looking forward to that.

 

[Ralfi]

Siri handling multiple commands in succession eh. Is this another ‘theoretically’ impressive feature that doesn’t work anywhere near as well in practice?….

At least they’re still adding features to the buds. I plan to jump on the USB-C APP2 to replace my OGs, so these feature updates will make them a great improvement on the 1st gen.

 

[Wildsau]

Desperate question but did anyone actually buy the AirPods 3? Never see them anywhere and seem to have been a bit of a flop that has gone under the radar.

I did (they are my first Airpods) and I see plenty of them in our city - I get that I'm a very small sample size but in a city of a million people, it seems like about 1 out of 4 Airpod users here has the 3s, easily distinguishable by the shorter stem of course.

 

[jarman92]

How’s the switching between devices? Looking forward to that.

So far it's been great, and the improvement is particularly notable on the Mac. My personal Mac is running Sonoma but my work Mac is still on Ventura, and the lack of auto-switching on the latter bugs me every day.

 

[AppleUser2]

So far it's been great, and the improvement is particularly notable on the Mac. My personal Mac is running Sonoma but my work Mac is still on Ventura, and the lack of auto-switching on the latter bugs me every day.

Thank goodness! Great to hear. Like you the switching to my M1 MBP is troublesome. Might jump on the betas as they seem to be pretty mature now.

 

[GermanSuplex]

Question, if pressing the stem or the Digital Crown will mute/unmute a call, what action do you perform to hang up the call? Double click?

 

[svish]

Good set of features!

 

[sideshowuniqueuser]

Sounds like it will be quite a useful alternative as a hearing aid. I don't need a hearing aid, but my mum could sure use one.

For myself, if there is a way to control how much the background noise is reduced so that it isn't entirely cut out, I could see myself using these in loud bars where it's impossible to have a convo without yelling. Does anyone know if the background noise reduction has its own volume control?

 

[jjudson]

I’ve been toying with going back to Sony (I went from Sony to the AirPods Pro when my dog ate my last Sonys). I haven’t been overwhelmed by the AirPods Pro’s functionality and the fact that they keep falling out of my ears during workouts. One of these days they’re going to get crunched in the elliptical. Some of these updates sound pretty good. I’ll hold off and see what they bring to the table. I’d rather not fork over another $300 right now…

 

[Hildy]

This drives me insane too. Have you figured out why?

My only guess is that I also use them with my work account (different Apple ID, also owned by me) and Find My then lists them as "belonging" to that other account as well as mine. Super frustrating.

I think my issues has something to do with 2FA on my iCloud account, but I’m too busy to sort it out.

 

[ignatius345]

I think my issues has something to do with 2FA on my iCloud account, but I’m too busy to sort it out.

Yeah, same. It's too minor of an annoyance to do too much legwork. For what it's worth, I haven't had it happen for a while, maybe since the last AirPods firmware update.

 

[ignatius345]

they keep falling out of my ears during workouts. One of these days they’re going to get crunched in the elliptical

There are I believe foam tips that are designed to stay in better -- and I've seen little hook things that you can attach for workouts and active use. Kinda clunky but maybe good for that specific need.