AirPods are without a doubt one of Apple's most successful devices since their launch. After the first moments in which they were mocked for their peculiar design, the reality is that these wireless headphones have slowly managed to flood the streets and now it is very common to find you at the traffic lights or in public transport people carrying them.
In addition to its comfort of use, its autonomy and the simplicity of use, including that "magic" that makes them connect automatically to your devices, now it will be necessary to add a new virtue, and it seems that iOS 12 will bring a new feature to these wireless headphones that people with some type of hearing impairment will appreciate: Live Listen. You will be able to use your AirPods to listen to conversations better.
This new feature has been unveiled by TechCrunch, who assures that the AirPods would receive this new feature in iOS 12. It is a feature available within the Accessibility menu and that until now was exclusive to some MFi certified hearing aids. What is Live Listen? Well, you can use the microphone of your iPhone to listen to any conversation you have through compatible headphones. Let's imagine a table in a noisy restaurant. A hearing-impaired person may have a hard time having a conversation with another person across the table. Placing the iPhone near that person and with the AirPods linked to their iPhone, I could hear that conversation much better.
Appel has always been characterized by taking great care of accessibility options, and that such popular headphones as the AirPods receive this new feature is great news for those with hearing problems. Despite this, we cannot fail to point out that AirPods can never replace a hearing aid adapted to the needs of each person.
