Apple’s AirPods are being upgraded with powerful accessibility features

As it has done in years past, Apple outlined upcoming new software features coming to the company’s current lineup of AirPods earbuds and headphones today.

You can soon use your AirPods to control Siri in new ways, including shaking your head yes or no to respond without needing to use your voice.

Voice isolation is coming to the AirPods Pro. It removes the background noise around you to improve call quality. There’s also new personalized spatial audio that now supports games. One of the first games to support the feature is Need for Speed Mobile on iOS. Apple is including a new API so developers can take advantage of personalized spatial audio.

During previous WWDC keynotes, Apple announced AirPods features like Adaptive Audio and Conversation Detection — along with a steady cadence of new accessibility-focused capabilities.

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