Adaptive Transparency

[3rdiguy]

I used to be able to use Adaptive Transparency on one AirPod but now, after a reset, there’s a message that says it only works when two are placed in my ears. I had to reset because my left one wasn’t charging correctly. A

 

[Steve Ballmer]

Did you try doing a full unpairing and repairing (i.e. remove it from your iCloud account)? First time I've seen that message.

I did notice, though, that Adaptive Audio won't even stay selected if the pods aren't in your ears. After a few seconds, it will just switch back to another setting (noise canceling in my case). So it's possible the latest firmware changed the behavior.

 

[dubvulture]

Try going into Accessibility from AirPods settings and make sure Noise Cancellation with One
AirPod is enabled. This seems to enable Adaptive as well. It's working for me.