He prefers to use his AirPods Pro 2 like in 2019, without all the new “smart” features added by Apple. He only needs the basics: noise cancellation, transparency mode, and voice control with Siri. Maybe you do too?
To disable unnecessary features, go to Settings > [Your AirPods] and make the following adjustments:
- Turn off the volume reduction feature in Sounds & Haptics > Headphone Safety.
- Uncheck Adaptive Noise Cancellation for both left and right AirPods.
- Disable personalized audio and conversation recognition.
- Turn off head gestures and charging case sounds.
- Disable optimized battery charging, although you can leave the Find My Network feature enabled.
- Finally, turn off Live Listen mode if you don’t need it.
