beyond that. You can quickly turn the feature on and off
with the AirPods themselves, you can control it through
Settings or Control Centre, and you can even run a
test to see if you’re using the optimal ear tips. In this
tutorial, we’ll show you how to do all of this.
One note, though: when I say you can ‘turn off’
noise cancellation, I usually mean you can turn on
‘Transparency mode’, which uses the microphones
to let in the sound of the outside world rather than
blocking it out.
Unlike the normal AirPods, AirPods Pro come with
rubbery ear tips, so you’ll always have so-called
‘passive noise cancellation’ that blocks outside sound
simply because you’ve got something stuffed in your
ears. This is why transparency mode is so useful.Use Siri to turn noise cancellation on or off
The absolute easiest way to turn on noise cancellation,
turn on transparency mode, or turn off both features is
to simply ask Siri. Just say (depending on the situation):- “Hey Siri, turn on/off noise cancellation”
- “Hey Siri, turn on/off transparency”
And you’re good to go.Turn noise cancellation on or
off on the AirPods Pro themselves
Apple makes it easy to use the physical AirPods Pro to
turn active noise cancelling on and off. Once you’ve
got the AirPods Pro out of the case, in your ears and
connected to your iPhone:beyondthat.Youcanquicklyturnthefeatureonandoff
withtheAirPodsthemselves,youcancontrolitthrough
SettingsorControlCentre,andyoucanevenruna
testtoseeifyou’reusingtheoptimaleartips.Inthis
tutorial,we’llshowyouhowtodoallofthis.
Onenote,though:whenIsayyoucan‘turnoff’
noisecancellation,Iusuallymeanyoucanturnon
‘Transparencymode’,whichusesthemicrophones
tolet inthesoundoftheoutsideworldratherthan
blockingitout.
UnlikethenormalAirPods,AirPodsProcomewith
rubberyeartips,soyou’llalwayshaveso-called
‘passivenoisecancellation’thatblocksoutsidesound
simplybecauseyou’vegotsomethingstuffedinyour
ears.Thisiswhytransparencymodeissouseful.
UseSirito turnnoisecancellationon or off
Theabsoluteeasiestwaytoturnonnoisecancellation,
turnontransparencymode,orturnoffbothfeaturesis
tosimplyaskSiri.Justsay(dependingonthesituation):
- “HeySiri,turnon/offnoisecancellation”
- “HeySiri,turnon/offtransparency”
Andyou’regoodtogo.Turn noise cancellation on or
off on theAirPodsProthemselves
ApplemakesiteasytousethephysicalAirPodsProto
turnactivenoisecancellingonandoff.Onceyou’ve
gottheAirPodsProoutofthecase,inyourearsand
connectedtoyouriPhone: