Oh properly, Adaptive Transparency for first-gen AirPods Pro in iOS 16.1 is a bug
After the third iOS 16.1 beta arrived final week, 1st-gen AirPods Pro customers bought an enormous shock: Adaptive Transparency, one of many glorious new options introduced with the 2nd-gen AirPods Pro, was added for the older mannequin as properly. Now, it appears as if that’s not truly taking place.
According to Mark Gurman of Bloomberg, the addition of the Adaptive Transparency toggle within the iOS 16.1 beta is “a bug” and can presumably be eliminated earlier than launch. As it stands, Adaptive Transparency will solely be obtainable on the brand new AirPods Pro, and never the 1st-gen mannequin or AirPods Max, which each have commonplace transparency mode.
While transparency mode permits customers to listen to outdoors sounds whereas sporting their earbuds, Adaptive Transparency is a brand new function for the second-generation AirPods Pro that allows you to hear your environment whereas lowering the amount of any noise over 85dB. Apple says the function makes use of on-device processing that depends on the “highly effective H2 chip … which reduces loud environmental noise — like a passing automobile siren, development instruments, and even loud audio system at a live performance — for extra snug on a regular basis listening.”
You can learn our assessment of the 2nd-generation AirPods Pro for detailed impressions and testing, nevertheless it looks like unique AirPods Pro homeowners nonetheless have another reason to improve.