Macworld - USA (2019-12)

32 Macworld • December 2019

APPLE AIRPODS PRO

you’ve got the AirPods Pro out of the case, in your

ears and connected to your iPhone:

1. Reach up to and feel for the groove along the
   stem of your AirPods Pro and hold it down. Don’t
   tap it, as that will merely pause whatever audio
   track you’re playing.


2. You should then hear a high-pitched chime
   signalling that Noise Cancellation has switched off.
   Your AirPods are now in Transparency mode.

To turn noise cancellation back on, simply repeat

the steps. When noise cancellation activates again,

you’ll hear a low-pitched chime. By default, a long

press on the stem will only activate either noise

cancelling or transparency mode. If you’d like to add

the third option to turn off both noise cancelling and

Here’s the groove you’ll

want to hold down