If you have a pair of AirPods Pro 2, you can take advantage of the new firmware update (when iOS 18 launches next week).
Apple releases new firmware update AirPods Pro 2. Firmware version 7A294 replaces version 6F8 and is available for both USB-C and Lightning versions of the wireless earbuds. Unlike previous betas, this update is available to all AirPods Pro users.
The update will likely bring the usual bug fixes and performance improvements, as well as many of the features that will come with iOS 18 when it releases to everyone on Monday, September 16.
iOS 18 brings new features to AirPods Pro 2
The first feature now available via firmware on AirPods Pro 2 (when your iPhone is running iOS 18) is Xili Interaction is a new feature that lets you interact with Siri announcements by shaking your head or nodding while wearing earbuds. As Apple explains, “Siri Interactions allow users to answer or hang up calls, interact with messages, manage notifications, and more—all without speaking.”
Voice Isolation is also available in iOS 18, and Apple is bringing the feature directly to earbuds after initially launching it on iPhones, iPads, and Macs. The company says, “Machine learning running on the H2 chip in AirPods Pro and a paired iPhone, iPad, or Mac isolates and enhances voice quality while removing significant background noise (such as wind around the caller) for the listener. .
The last feature now available via a firmware update is personalized spatial audio with dynamic head tracking in the game. Although this is coming AirPods 3 and AirPods Maxthe company retained “improved voice quality, including 16-bit, 48kHz audio” for games using AirPods Pro 2.
AirPods Pro 2 too Get many new health features This fall, that includes the ability to use the earbuds as clinical-grade hearing aids. You can also take a hearing test and get a fully personalized audio profile.