Apple announced the next generation of its AirPods Pro during an event in September, and with them, came the launch of a number of features, including Personalised Spatial Audio.
The company first announcedSpatial Audioback in 2020, but Personalised Spatial Audio is designed to offer a better listening experience by tuning the audio and sound experience to your ear.
This is everything you need to know about Personalised Spatial Audio, how it works and how to set it up.
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What is Personalised Spatial Audio?
Personalised Spatial Audio is an extension of Apple’s Spatial Audio and it is designed to “precisely tune the surround sound experience to your ears”.
The way we experience and perceive sound is different based on each individual as we all have different ears and heads. The idea of Personlised Spatial Audio is to tailor the sound to your specific profile, in order to deliver a more immersive experience that is suited to you.
In order to experience Personalised Spatial Audio, you’ll need to setup a profile using youriPhone.
How to setup Personalised Spatial Audio
To setup Personlised Spatial Audio, you’ll need to have connected your compatible AirPods (see below for which models this applies to) and you’ll need to have your iPhone to hand. It takes around a minute - if that - and afterwards, your profile will sync across all devices connected to your Apple ID.
That’s it. Once you’ve completed the steps above, your Personalised Spatial Audio profile is setup. If you want to turn it off, go to Settings on your iPhone and tap on your AirPods in the list. You’ll then need to scroll down to Personalised Spatial Audio and tap on “Stop Using Personalised Spatial Audio”.
Which AirPods is Personalised Spatial Audio compatible with?
While Personalised Spatial Audio was announced with the AirPods Pro 2nd generation, the feature is compatible across some of the otherAirPods in Apple’s portfolio.
You will be able to experience Personalised Spatial Audio with the following AirPods:
