to Settings > Bluetooth on your iPhone and press the
encircled ‘i’ next to the listing for your AirPods Pro.
Under Press and Hold AirPods, you’ll see options
for both the left and right AirPods. If you press Left, for
instance, you’ll see an option for Siri or Noise Control.
Press Noise Control, and you’ll see three options for
Noise Cancellation, Transparency and Off. Off should
be unchecked, so toggle it on if you wish. The next
time you try to switch cycles with left stem, you’ll
hear an especially low-pitched chime, and this is the
one that signifies that both noise cancellation and
transparency are off.
One smart way to use this feature is to make your
left bud only activate the ‘Off’ function, so you can
reach for it if you’re trying to save your battery by not
using the other features. You’d use the right bud for
switching between the two other modes.
If you follow the same steps above and press Siri,
your AirPod will now activate Siri instead of activating
noise cancellation. It’s hard to recommend this, though,
as “Hey, Siri” works fine on the AirPods Pro without
manual input.Turn noise cancellation on
or off through Control Centre
You can also use Control Centre to activate either noise
cancellation or Transparency mode.- Open your iPhone’s Control Centre. If you’re on
a Touch ID phone, swipe up from the bottom of the
screen. If you’re on a Face ID iPhone, swipe down
diagonally from the upper right of the screen.
toSettings>BluetoothonyouriPhoneandpressthe
encircled‘i’nexttothelistingforyourAirPodsPro.
UnderPressandHoldAirPods,you’llseeoptions
forboththeleftandrightAirPods.IfyoupressLeft,for
instance,you’llseeanoptionforSiriorNoiseControl.
PressNoiseControl,andyou’llseethreeoptionsfor
NoiseCancellation,TransparencyandOff.Offshould
beunchecked,sotoggleitonifyouwish.Thenext
time youtrytoswitchcycleswithleftstem,you’ll
hearanespeciallylow-pitchedchime,andthisisthe
onethatsignifiesthatbothnoisecancellationand
transparencyareoff.
Onesmartwaytousethisfeatureistomakeyour
leftbudonlyactivatethe‘Off’function,soyoucan
reachforitifyou’retryingtosaveyourbatterybynot
usingtheotherfeatures.You’dusetherightbudfor
switchingbetweenthetwoothermodes.
IfyoufollowthesamestepsaboveandpressSiri,
yourAirPodwillnowactivateSiriinsteadofactivating
noisecancellation.It’shardtorecommendthis,though,
as“Hey,Siri”worksfineontheAirPodsProwithout
manualinput.
Turn noise cancellation on
or off throughControlCentre
YoucanalsouseControlCentretoactivateeithernoise
cancellationorTransparencymode.
1.OpenyouriPhone’sControlCentre.Ifyou’reon
aTouchIDphone,swipeupfromthebottomofthe
screen.Ifyou’reonaFaceIDiPhone,swipedown
diagonallyfromtheupperrightofthescreen.