The article provides a comprehensive guide for new AirPods Pro users, highlighting features such as fit testing, multiple listening modes, Conversation Awareness, customizable controls, hearing health features, microphone options, Find My integration, accessories, audio sharing, and real-time translation with iOS 26, to enhance the user experience beyond just listening to audio.
Sony has updated select flagship headphones to better support Samsung Galaxy phones, adding features like Audio Sharing via Bluetooth LE Audio, head tracking, and Google's Gemini Live AI assistant, enhancing compatibility and user experience.
Sony is updating its flagship noise-canceling headphones and earbuds with new firmware that adds support for audio sharing via Bluetooth LE Audio, Google’s Gemini AI assistant, and enhanced security and tracking features, allowing users to share audio with friends or groups and locate their devices more easily.
Google is rolling out new features to Pixel devices and Android, including Material 3 Expressive for personalization, Adaptive Audio for Pixel Buds Pro 2, on-wrist navigation for Pixel Watch, AI writing enhancements in Gboard, improved audio sharing, and the ability to create custom Android bots, enhancing user experience and privacy.
Google's implementation of Bluetooth audio sharing via the Auracast standard on Pixel devices is inconsistent and confusing, with features like audio sharing being mysteriously disabled or artificially blocked on certain Pixel models, hindering the adoption of a universal standard that could improve audio sharing for all users.
A new iOS 18 feature called Audio Sharing allows two people to connect their AirPods or Beats headphones to a single iPhone or iPad, enabling simultaneous listening to music, podcasts, or watching videos without sharing earbuds or disturbing others.
WhatsApp is introducing a new feature that allows users to share audio during video calls, enhancing the virtual experience. Previously, users could only share screens and have video conversations, but now they can also share audio, enabling synchronized presentations, watching movies or shows, and listening to music. This feature has various applications, including remote technical help, collaborative work, and virtual events, providing a more interactive and interesting experience for all participants. It is beneficial for both leisure and enterprise purposes, allowing for polished virtual presentations and audio assistance.