Explore tools designed to enhance the sounds you hear, or help you stay connected without hearing asound.
UpdatedPersonalized Audio for AirPodsPro
Fine-tune your audio experience.
Audio innovations for AirPods Pro help you stay connected in noisy environments, enhance your overall audio experience, and make it easier for you to use them across devices.WithConversation Boost,computational audio and beamforming microphones focus AirPods Pro onthe voice of the person directly in front of you — helping you distinguishtheir speechfrom background noise. Face-to-face conversations inloudenvironments become clearer than ever.To help you better engage with more people around you, Conversation Awareness automatically lowers the volume of your audio and enhances the voices in front of you, while reducing backgroundnoise.
Personalized Volume uses machine learning to understand environmental conditions and your listening preferences over time to automatically fine-tune the media experience to you. And switching between Apple devices with AirPods is easier than ever with Automatic Switching — your Apple devices connect quicker and more reliably, so you can seamlessly move from a favorite podcast on iPhone to a work call onMac.
Available on:
iPhone, iPad, AirPodsPro
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Personalized Audio for AirPodsPro
Audio innovations for AirPods Pro help you stay connected in noisy environments, enhance your overall audio experience, and make it easier for you to use them across devices.WithConversation Boost,computational audio and beamforming microphones focus AirPods Pro onthe voice of the person directly in front of you — helping you distinguishtheir speechfrom background noise. Face-to-face conversations inloudenvironments become clearer than ever.To help you better engage with more people around you, Conversation Awareness automatically lowers the volume of your audio and enhances the voices in front of you, while reducing backgroundnoise.
Personalized Volume uses machine learning to understand environmental conditions and your listening preferences over time to automatically fine-tune the media experience to you. And switching between Apple devices with AirPods is easier than ever with Automatic Switching — your Apple devices connect quicker and more reliably, so you can seamlessly move from a favorite podcast on iPhone to a work call onMac.
Set up Personalized Audio for AirPods Pro on:
- iPhone
- iPad
- AirPodsPro
Updates:
Conversation Awareness.This feature automatically lowers the volume of your audio and enhances the voices in front of you, while reducing backgroundnoise.
Personalized Volume.Using machine learning to understand environmental conditions and your listening preferences over time, Personalized Volume automatically fine-tunes the media experience toyou.
Automatic Switching.Switching between Apple devices with AirPods is quicker, more reliable, and more seamless thanever.
Adaptive Audio.Adaptive Audio dynamically blends Transparency mode and Active Noise Cancellation to seamlessly tailor the noise control experience as you move between changing environments throughout yourday.
UpdatedMade for iPhone hearingdevices
Designed to just work. Wherever your day takesyou.
Apple has worked with top manufacturers to create hearing aids, cochlear implants, and sound processors designed specifically for Apple devices.1 These advanced hearing devices provide outstanding sound quality, offer many helpful features, and are as easy to set up and use as any other Bluetoothdevice. Instantly apply your audiologist’s environmental presets as you go outdoors or enter noisy locations, like restaurants, without having to rely on additionalremotes.
Available on:
iPhone, iPad, Mac
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Made for iPhone hearingdevices
Apple has worked with top manufacturers to create hearing aids, cochlear implants, and sound processors designed specifically for Apple devices.1 These advanced hearing devices provide outstanding sound quality, offer many helpful features, and are as easy to set up and use as any other Bluetoothdevice. Instantly apply your audiologist’s environmental presets as you go outdoors or enter noisy locations, like restaurants, without having to rely on additionalremotes.
Set up Made for iPhone hearing devices on:
- iPhone
- iPad
- Mac
Update:
Pair Made for iPhone hearing devices directly to Mac. You now have the option to pair your Made for iPhone hearing devices to your Mac and adjust them for your listening comfort in SystemSettings.1
Headphone Accommodations
Customize your headphones to your hearingneeds.
Whether you’re listening to music, watching a movie, or talking to a loved one, Headphone Accommodations lets you customize your audio to best suit your hearing needs. Amplify soft sounds and adjust certain frequencies based on your preferences. You can also go through a series of listening tests that help you set up as many as nineuniqueprofiles.
Available on:
iPhone, iPad, AirPodsMax, AirPodsPro, AirPods, EarPods, Powerbeats, PowerbeatsPro, BeatsSoloPro
Headphone Accommodations
Whether you’re listening to music, watching a movie, or talking to a loved one, Headphone Accommodations lets you customize your audio to best suit your hearing needs. Amplify soft sounds and adjust certain frequencies based on your preferences. You can also go through a series of listening tests that help you set up as many as nineuniqueprofiles.
Set up Headphone Accommodations on:
- iPhone
- iPad
- AirPodsMax
- AirPodsPro
- AirPods
- EarPods
- Powerbeats
- Powerbeats Pro
- Beats Solo Pro
Sound Recognition
Sound the alarm without hearing asound.
Sound Recognition listens for certain sounds and uses on‑device intelligence to notify you when they are detected. This feature recognizes 15 different sounds — or you can train your device to listen for electronic sounds that are unique to your environment, like the beeping of appliances in your kitchen, specific types of alarms, or doorbells. You’ll receive a notification when a particular sound or alert isdetected.2
Available on:
iPhone, iPad
Sound Recognition
Sound Recognition listens for certain sounds and uses on‑device intelligence to notify you when they are detected. This feature recognizes 15 different sounds — or you can train your device to listen for electronic sounds that are unique to your environment, like the beeping of appliances in your kitchen, specific types of alarms, or doorbells. You’ll receive a notification when a particular sound or alert isdetected.2
Set up Sound Recognition on:
- iPhone
- iPad
UpdatedFaceTime
Capture every sign andexpression.
All in realtime.
FaceTime is a great way to communicate using sign language. With high-quality video and a fast frame rate, FaceTime helps you catch every gesture and facial expression — from raised eyebrow to ear‑to‑ear smile. It can also detect when you are using sign language in Group FaceTime calls and automatically make youprominent.3
FaceTime makes catching up face to face more fun, too. Use simple hand gestures to fill the camera frame with 3D augmented reality effects like hearts, confetti, or fireworks.4 And if someone misses your FaceTime call, you can capture what you wanted to say in a video or audiomessage.
Available on:
iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV
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FaceTime
FaceTime is a great way to communicate using sign language. With high-quality video and a fast frame rate, FaceTime helps you catch every gesture and facial expression — from raised eyebrow to ear‑to‑ear smile. It can also detect when you are using sign language in Group FaceTime calls and automatically make youprominent.3
FaceTime makes catching up face to face more fun, too. Use simple hand gestures to fill the camera frame with 3D augmented reality effects like hearts, confetti, or fireworks.4 And if someone misses your FaceTime call, you can capture what you wanted to say in a video or audiomessage.
Set up FaceTime on:
- iPhone
- iPad
- Mac
- AppleTV
Updates:
React with your hands. Use a simple hand gesture to add a reaction that fills the camera frame with fun effects like hearts, confetti, orfireworks.4
Leave a message. When someone misses your FaceTime call, record a video or audio message with all the same video effects that make you look your best in FaceTime, like Portrait mode and Studio Light. Your messages can also be played on AppleWatch.
FaceTime on Apple TV. Use your iPhone as a camera and start a call directly from the FaceTime app on AppleTV, or hand off the call from your iPhone to yourTV.5
Live Listen
Tune out the noise
and hear more of whatmatters.
Live Listen is an assistive listening feature that helps you have conversations in loud places. Just turn on the feature and move your device toward the people you’re talking with. Audio is picked up by the device’s microphone and sent to your wireless headphones or Made for iPhone hearing devices, so you can hear what they’re saying moreclearly.6
Available on:
iPhone, iPad, AirPodsMax, AirPodsPro, AirPods, PowerbeatsPro, Beats Fit Pro, Made for iPhone hearingdevices
Live Listen
Live Listen is an assistive listening feature that helps you have conversations in loud places. Just turn on the feature and move your device toward the people you’re talking with. Audio is picked up by the device’s microphone and sent to your wireless headphones or Made for iPhone hearing devices, so you can hear what they’re saying moreclearly.6
Set up Live Listen on:
- iPhone
- iPad
- AirPodsMax
- AirPodsPro
- AirPods
- PowerbeatsPro
- Beats Fit Pro
- Made for iPhone hearing devices
Sensory Alerts
See your alerts.
Or feelthem.
Your device lets you know when something’s up, in a way you’ll notice. Choose visual or vibrating alerts for incoming Phone and FaceTime calls, new text messages, new and sent mail, and calendar events. You can set an LED light flash for incoming calls or have your iPhone display a photo of the caller. If you’re on your Mac, have it flash its screen when an app needs your attention. Or if you’re on the go, turn on the TapticEngine on your AppleWatch to give you a gentle tap every time a notification comesin.
Available on:
iPhone, iPad, Mac, AppleWatch
Sensory Alerts
Your device lets you know when something’s up, in a way you’ll notice. Choose visual or vibrating alerts for incoming Phone and FaceTime calls, new text messages, new and sent mail, and calendar events. You can set an LED light flash for incoming calls or have your iPhone display a photo of the caller. If you’re on your Mac, have it flash its screen when an app needs your attention. Or if you’re on the go, turn on the TapticEngine on your AppleWatch to give you a gentle tap every time a notification comesin.
Set up Sensory Alerts on:
- iPhone
- iPad
- Mac
- AppleWatch
Mono Audio
Find the right balance foryou.
Stereo recordings usually have distinct left- and right-channel audio tracks. Mono Audio can help streamline the differences by playing both audio channels in both ears. You can adjust the balance for greater volume in either ear, so you won’t miss a single note of a concerto or a beat of your favoritesong.
Available on:
iPhone, iPad, Mac, AppleWatch, AppleTV
Mono Audio
Stereo recordings usually have distinct left- and right-channel audio tracks. Mono Audio can help streamline the differences by playing both audio channels in both ears. You can adjust the balance for greater volume in either ear, so you won’t miss a single note of a concerto or a beat of your favoritesong.
Set up Mono Audio on:
- iPhone
- iPad
- Mac
- AppleWatch
- AppleTV
Closed Captions
Customizable captions for movies, TV shows, andpodcasts.
Closed captions are a text transcription displayed onscreen in sync with a video’s dialogue and action. In addition to transcribing speech in a scene, they also capture nonverbal communication, music, and sound effects. Supported in apps like the AppleTV app, closed captions are available in more than 40 languages for movies, TV shows, videos, and podcasts — just look for the CC icon. Customize captions with different styles and fonts, including styles that are larger and outlined for betterlegibility.
Available on:
iPhone, iPad, Mac, AppleTV
Closed Captions
Closed captions are a text transcription displayed onscreen in sync with a video’s dialogue and action. In addition to transcribing speech in a scene, they also capture nonverbal communication, music, and sound effects. Supported in apps like the AppleTV app, closed captions are available in more than 40 languages for movies, TV shows, videos, and podcasts — just look for the CC icon. Customize captions with different styles and fonts, including styles that are larger and outlined for betterlegibility.
Set up Closed Captions on:
- iPhone
- iPad
- Mac
- AppleTV
UpdatedMessages
Chat through type, photos, smileys, andmore.
Start a conversation without needing to say or hear a word. Send unlimited messages to anyone using the Messages app. Or send a group message to keep everyone in theloop. Messages makes it easy and fun to stay connected, with even more ways to be expressive with every text. Enhance or personalize your messages with photos, videos, locations, links, Memoji, and stickers. And you can effortlessly keep up with every conversation in real time by jumping to the earliest unread message in a group chat, or reply directly by swiping right on a message. Audio messages are also transcribed in Messages, so you can read them in themoment.
Available on:
iPhone, iPad, Mac, AppleWatch
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Messages
Start a conversation without needing to say or hear a word. Send unlimited messages to anyone using the Messages app. Or send a group message to keep everyone in theloop. Messages makes it easy and fun to stay connected, with even more ways to be expressive with every text. Enhance or personalize your messages with photos, videos, locations, links, Memoji, and stickers. And you can effortlessly keep up with every conversation in real time by jumping to the earliest unread message in a group chat, or reply directly by swiping right on a message. Audio messages are also transcribed in Messages, so you can read them in themoment.
Set up Messages on:
- iPhone
- iPad
- Mac
- AppleWatch
Updates:
Audio message transcriptions. Audio messages are now transcribed, so you can read or listen to them depending on your needs andpreferences.
Catch up and swipe to reply. A new catch-up arrow lets you jump to the first message you haven’t seen in a conversation. And you can swipe right on any message to send areply.
All your stickers in one place. The new stickers drawer lets you access all your Live Stickers, emoji, Memoji, and other sticker packs in one place. Your stickers sync with iCloud so they are available on your iPhone, iPad, and Macdevices.
All your iMessage apps in one place. Tap the new plus button to view all the things you send the most — like photos, audio messages, and your location. You can swipe up to view the rest of your iMessageapps.
Check In. Let your loved ones know you’ve arrived safely by automatically notifying them when you reach your destination. If you stop making progress, the feature checks in with you, and if you don’t respond, it shares helpful information with your friend, like the location, battery level, and cell service status of your iPhone. Your shared information is end-to-endencrypted.
Noise app
Track your hearinghealth.
The Noise app tracks decibel levels of the ambient sounds around you, helping you identify when sound levels in your environment, or from your headphones, could negatively affect your hearing. When you configure the Noise app on AppleWatch and connect compatible headphones, ControlCenter shows you if the sounds playing through the headphones reach unsafe levels.7 And all your information is stored securely in the Health app on iPhone for easy access to your data whenever you needit.
Available on:
AppleWatch
Noise app
The Noise app tracks decibel levels of the ambient sounds around you, helping you identify when sound levels in your environment, or from your headphones, could negatively affect your hearing. When you configure the Noise app on AppleWatch and connect compatible headphones, ControlCenter shows you if the sounds playing through the headphones reach unsafe levels.7 And all your information is stored securely in the Health app on iPhone for easy access to your data whenever you needit.
Set up the Noise app on:
AppleWatch
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