In addition to iOS 18 and other new features of its operating system, Apple announced a series new features for your AirPods and AirPods Pro during WWDC 2024. The company said its headphones will soon come with important new Siri-related features, such as head motion control. AirPods will also have improved microphones.
Siri now responds not only to voice, but also to gestures. During the first keynote at WWDC 2024, Apple confirmed that AirPods They can recognize whether the user is making a “yes” or “no” head gesture. when Siri asks a question; For example, if we want to answer a call or reply to a message. Although the company has not provided more details on this, it is likely that this will be possible thanks to the proximity sensors built into the earbuds themselves.
Another new feature of AirPods is voice isolation —exclusive feature for AirPods Pro—. This feature eliminates background noise so the other person can easily hear your voice.
AirPods spatial audio comes to gaming
Apple also announced that individual spatial sound, including AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro and AirPods Max, will be available in games. To do this, the company will provide an API for developers to use to modify their games to include this feature, which, remember, is also available on Apple Music and platforms like Netflix.
Apple, on the other hand, has improved the in-game audio quality to 16-bit 48 kHz so that users can hear their teammates better.
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