José Adorno
Apple announced AirPods Pro 2 during its Far Out event. While everyone
keeps talking about the new Dynamic Island on iPhone 14 Pro series, theres
one product the Cupertino company outdid itself and its AirPods Pro 2.
AirPods Pro 2 have everything you need and more but Apple has yet to
announce one more feature this product could offer.
AirPods Pro 2 might look the same at first glance, but Apple rebuilt these
wireless earbuds. While we yet have to see how it improved in real life, the
companys promises are impressive.
Personally, the original AirPods Pro fit just fine in my ears. Active Noise
Cancellation is amazing and these are my favorite wireless earbuds when Im
on the subway, doing a bus trip, or need to disconnect from the world. With
Apple claiming the new H2 chip can cancel noise up to two times better, this
is something Im looking forward to testing.
And if ANC has improved, the Transparency Mode also has. Apple is now
calling it Adaptive Transparency, which the company says can reduce loud
environmental noise like a passing vehicle siren, construction tools, or
even loud speakers at a concert.
In addition, AirPods Pro 2 has another long-awaited feature, which is touch
control. Users can finally low or turn up the volume by sliding their
fingers on AirPods stems.
While Apple had tweaked the first AirPods Pro case to work with the Find My
app, the company has finally added the U1 chip in its MagSafe Charging Case,
making it easier than ever to locate the wireless earbuds and also make it
play a sound thanks to its built-in speakers.
Last but not least, the company is adding extra small ear tips so AirPods
Pro 2 can fit more ears. With all that in mind, theres one last thing that
Apple didnt mention during the keynote, but could mean that this product
could be even better than we expect.
AirPods Pro 2 offers Bluetooth 5.3 support, could bring new codec support,
and Lossless playback.
A couple of months ago, Bluetooth SIG announced that it had finalized the LE
Audio Spec, meaning companies could make use of this technology.
The Low Complexity Communication Codec LC3 for short can transmit at
much lower bitrates without dropping the audio quality we currently see with
Bluetooths standard and the good part is that Apple is already testing it
with AirPods Max.
A developer was able to activate this codec with the latest AirPods beta
firmware saying its improving the audio quality on calls, but something was
missing on AirPods hardware: Bluetooth 5.2 support.
iPhone 14 offer it, meaning Apple can not only support a higher bitrate with
these products but offer some kind of Lossless streaming with Apple Music.
This new codec could let you listen to songs, watch movies, and more, with
several wireless earbuds connected at the same time. Currently, you can only
connect up to two AirPods from the same source.
While Apple seems to yet be testing this feature, the company could announce
a revolution in audio streaming thanks to this new codec and this new
hardware available.
Wrap up
While Im looking forward to Apple expanding AirPods Pro 2 capabilities, Id
also say you should not expect the company to officially announce support
for this new codec. For example, the new Apple TV 4K could offer 120Hz
refresh rate thanks to HDMI 2.1 support, but after a year, the company
hasnt updated the set-top box to offer this technology to users.
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