Hearing
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Explore tools designed to enhance the sounds you hear, or help you stay connected without hearing a sound.
Explore tools designed to enhance the sounds you hear, or help you stay connected without hearing a sound.
Available on:
iPhone, iPad, Mac
Available on:
iPhone, iPad, AirPods Pro
Set up Personalized Audio for AirPods Pro on:
Updates:
Conversation Awareness. This feature automatically lowers the volume of your audio and enhances the voices in front of you, while reducing background noise.
Personalized Volume. Using machine learning to understand environmental conditions and your listening preferences over time, Personalized Volume automatically fine-tunes the media experience to you.
Automatic Switching. Switching between Apple devices with AirPods is quicker, more reliable, and more seamless than ever.
Adaptive Audio. Adaptive Audio dynamically blends Transparency mode and Active Noise Cancellation to seamlessly tailor the noise control experience as you move between changing environments throughout your day.
Available on:
iPhone, iPad, Mac
Available on:
iPhone, iPad, AirPods Max, AirPods Pro, AirPods, EarPods, Powerbeats, Powerbeats Pro, Beats Solo Pro
Set up Headphone Accommodations on:
Available on:
iPhone, iPad
Available on:
iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV
Updates:
React with your hands. Use a simple hand gesture to add a reaction that fills the camera frame with fun effects like hearts, confetti, or fireworks.6
Leave a message. When someone misses your FaceTime call, record a video or audio message with all the same video effects that make you look your best in FaceTime, like Portrait mode and Studio Light. Your messages can also be played on Apple Watch.
FaceTime on Apple TV. Use your iPhone as a camera and start a call directly from the FaceTime app on Apple TV, or hand off the call from your iPhone to your TV.7
Available on:
iPhone, iPad, AirPods Max, AirPods Pro, AirPods, Powerbeats Pro, Beats Fit Pro, Made for iPhone hearing devices
Set up Live Listen on:
Available on:
iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch
Set up Sensory Alerts on:
Available on:
iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV
Set up Mono Audio on:
Available on:
iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV
Available on:
Apple Watch
Set up the Noise app on:
Available on:
iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, HomePod, AirPods
Updates:
Customize Siri speed. Customize Siri to speak at a slower or faster rate, depending on your needs and preferences.
Siri activation. Siri now works when you just say “Siri” as well as “Hey Siri.”11
Back-to-back requests. Once you activate Siri, you can make multiple requests back to back without needing to say “Siri” again.12