<s>
AirPods	B-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
are	O
wireless	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
in-ear	O
headphones	O
designed	O
by	O
Apple	O
,	O
initially	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
Apple	O
's	O
mid-range	O
wireless	O
headphones	O
,	O
sold	O
alongside	O
the	O
base-level	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
and	O
highest-end	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
Max	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first-generation	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
use	O
the	O
H1	O
chip	O
found	O
in	O
second-generation	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
add	O
active	O
noise	O
cancellation	O
,	O
transparency	O
mode	O
,	O
automated	O
frequency	O
profile	O
setting	O
,	O
IPX4	O
water	O
resistance	O
,	O
a	O
charging	O
case	O
with	O
wireless	O
charging	O
,	O
and	O
interchangeable	O
silicone	O
tips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second-generation	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
were	O
announced	O
in	O
September	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
feature	O
the	O
H2	O
chip	O
,	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
5.3	O
connectivity	O
,	O
improved	O
sound	O
quality	O
and	O
noise	O
cancellation	O
,	O
longer	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
volume	O
adjusting	O
gestures	O
,	O
Find	B-Operating_System
My	I-Operating_System
tracking	O
,	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
charger	O
compatibility	O
and	O
extra-small	O
sized	O
ear	O
tips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
announced	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
them	O
two	O
days	O
later	O
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
include	O
features	O
of	O
standard	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
microphone	O
that	O
filters	O
out	O
background	O
noise	O
,	O
accelerometers	O
and	O
optical	O
sensors	O
that	O
can	O
detect	O
presses	O
on	O
the	O
stem	O
and	O
in-ear	O
placement	O
,	O
and	O
automatic	O
pausing	O
when	O
they	O
are	O
taken	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
ears	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
use	O
the	O
H1	O
chip	O
also	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
and	O
third-generation	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
,	O
that	O
supports	O
hands-free	O
"	O
Hey	B-Application
Siri	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noise	O
cancellation	O
modes	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
switched	O
in	O
iOS	O
or	O
by	O
pinching	O
the	O
stems	O
of	O
the	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
using	O
the	O
force	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
H1	O
chip	O
is	O
embedded	O
in	O
a	O
unique	O
system	B-Algorithm
in	I-Algorithm
a	I-Algorithm
package	I-Algorithm
(	O
SiP	O
)	O
module	O
enclosing	O
several	O
other	O
components	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
audio	B-Algorithm
processor	I-Algorithm
and	O
accelerometers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battery	O
life	O
is	O
rated	O
to	O
be	O
equal	O
to	O
the	O
second-generation	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
at	O
five	O
hours	O
,	O
but	O
noise	O
cancellation	O
or	O
transparency	O
mode	O
reduce	O
it	O
to	O
4.5	O
hours	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
extra	O
processing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
charging	O
case	O
advertises	O
the	O
same	O
24	O
hours	O
of	O
total	O
listening	O
time	O
as	O
the	O
standard	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
case	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
Apple	O
updated	O
the	O
bundled	O
charging	O
case	O
with	O
MagSafe	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
,	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
have	O
received	O
criticism	O
for	O
their	O
battery	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AirPods	B-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
come	O
with	O
three	O
sizes	O
of	O
silicone	O
tips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
software	O
test	O
in	O
iOS	O
called	O
the	O
Ear	O
Tip	O
Fit	O
Test	O
that	O
"[checks]	O
the	O
fit	O
of	O
your	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
ear	O
tips	O
to	O
determine	O
which	O
size	O
provides	O
the	O
best	O
seal	O
and	O
acoustic	O
performance	O
"	O
to	O
ensure	O
a	O
correct	O
fit	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
feature	O
called	O
"	O
Adaptive	O
EQ	O
"	O
which	O
automatically	O
adjusts	O
the	O
frequency	O
contour	O
,	O
claimed	O
to	O
better	O
match	O
the	O
wearer	O
's	O
ear	O
shape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
in	O
early	O
2020	O
,	O
Apple	O
started	O
selling	O
tip	O
replacements	O
for	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
on	O
their	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
14	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
14	I-Operating_System
,	O
Apple	O
added	O
a	O
spatial	O
audio	O
mode	O
designed	O
to	O
simulate	O
5.1	O
surround	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supported	O
apps	O
include	O
the	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
TV	I-Operating_System
app	I-Operating_System
,	O
Disney+	B-Application
,	O
HBO	B-Application
Max	I-Application
and	O
Netflix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
tvOS	B-Operating_System
15	O
brought	O
spatial	O
audio	O
to	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
4K	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Operating_System
14	I-Operating_System
also	O
added	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
apply	O
headphone	O
accommodations	O
to	O
transparency	O
mode	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
to	O
act	O
as	O
rudimentary	O
hearing	O
aids	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second-generation	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
were	O
announced	O
at	O
an	O
Apple	O
media	O
event	O
on	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
23	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
use	O
an	O
updated	O
H2	O
chip	O
with	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
5.3	O
connectivity	O
,	O
and	O
feature	O
improved	O
sound	O
quality	O
and	O
noise	O
cancellation	O
,	O
and	O
longer	O
battery	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
include	O
extra-small	O
sized	O
ear	O
tips	O
,	O
and	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
support	O
swiping	O
up	O
and	O
down	O
to	O
adjust	O
volume	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ear	O
tips	O
are	O
physically	O
compatible	O
with	O
first	O
generation	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
as	O
they	O
use	O
the	O
same	O
connector	O
,	O
but	O
Apple	O
notes	O
the	O
second	O
generation	O
ear	O
tips	O
use	O
a	O
less	O
dense	O
mesh	O
and	O
recommends	O
against	O
intermixing	O
them	O
for	O
acoustical	O
consistency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
charging	O
case	O
includes	O
an	O
Apple	O
U1	O
chip	O
that	O
supports	O
Find	B-Operating_System
My	I-Operating_System
tracking	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
a	O
speaker	O
for	O
locating	O
and	O
status	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
Lightning	B-Architecture
,	O
Qi	O
and	O
MagSafe	B-Application
chargers	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
chargers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
was	O
added	O
in	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
13.2	I-Operating_System
,	O
watchOS	B-Device
6.1	O
,	O
tvOS	B-Operating_System
13.2	O
,	O
and	O
macOS	B-Device
Catalina	I-Device
10.15.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
compatible	O
with	O
any	O
device	O
that	O
supports	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
,	O
including	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
although	O
certain	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
automatic	O
switching	O
between	O
devices	O
are	O
only	O
available	O
on	O
Apple	O
devices	O
using	O
its	O
iCloud	B-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
