AirPods Pro 3: Top Tricks, Hidden Features, and Settings Guide

Mastering AirPods Pro 3 Controls

• 👆 Touch controls on the sides allow for playing/pausing music, skipping tracks, adjusting volume, and activating Siri.
• 🗣️ By default, touch controls switch between ambient sound modes, but Siri can be assigned to the press-and-hold function via settings.

Advanced Audio Modes and Features

• 🎧 Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) is highlighted as superior to AirPods Pro 2, with Adaptive Mode adjusting to the environment and Transparency Mode allowing external sound.
• 💬 Conversation Awareness automatically switches to transparency mode when you start speaking and returns to the previous mode afterward.
• 👂 A hearing test can be performed to enable a hearing assistant, and hearing protection can be activated, though it disables normal ambient sound control.

Customization and New Features

• 📸 Camera control can be set up for single press or press-and-hold to open the camera, take pictures, or record video.
• 🤸 Head gestures can be customized for various actions, with a recommendation to try and configure them.
• ✨ Personalized Spatial Audio can be set up for a tailored immersive audio experience.
• 😴 A new sleep mode feature automatically pauses media when you fall asleep.

Resetting Your AirPods Pro 3

• 🛠️ To perform a factory reset, place earbuds in the charging case and double-press the touch area on the front three times.
• 🔄 After resetting, reconnect the earbuds to your phone via Bluetooth settings or the popup prompt.