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Apple simplifies switching and beefs up sound quality in upcoming AirPods update

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<p>Among the flood of OS updates to the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, Apple used its WWDC keynote to announce two major features coming to AirPods and AirPods Pro.</p><p>Coming to all devices is a new feature that will automatically switch between devices. For example, if you’re listening to music on your iPhone and switch to a Zoom meeting on your Mac, your AirPods will be smart enough to switch its pairing so you don’t need to fiddle with Bluetooth settings. And if a call comes in on your phone, your AirPods will instantly switch back.</p><p>If you use your AirPods Pro to listen to movies, your experience is about to get a whole lot better thanks to support for spatial sound. Just like a high-end audio system, your AirPods Pro will soon be able to mimic a full-room array of speakers just like a 5.1, 7.1, or Dolby Atmos system.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3563891/apple-simplifies-switching-and-beefs-up-sound-quality-in-upcoming-airpods-update.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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