New interviews with Apple executives cover the M4, Apple Intelligence, AirPods Pro 2’s new hearing health features, and more.

Apple is set to release its latest AirPods this week, promising a new feature that could benefit the estimated billion people worldwide with hearing loss.

It’s a big week if you live and breathe by accessibility in Apple devices.

When iOS 18.1 arrived earlier this week, Apple delivered the highly-anticipated suite of hearing health features that it announced at the iPhone event in September. This includes hearing aid and hearing protection tools,

A free, over-the-air update gives these popular earbuds a hearing test and over-the-counter hearing aid capabilityAirPods Pro 2 earbuds work with your iPhone to test your hearing and provide

Some Apple AirPods wireless headphones can be used as hearing aids with a new software update available Monday. It’s a high-profile move that experts applaud, even if they only reach a small portion of the millions of Americans with hearing loss.

For now, the hearing aid feature is only available with the AirPods Pro 2 model. Users will need an iPhone or iPad to set it up. The feature setup starts with built-in hearing loss tests to determine whether or not users have hearing loss. If they do, they can then set up their own customized amplification levels.

Find a quiet room where you can take the hearing test undisturbed for about 5 minutes. As part of the test, the iPhone gauges whether

The Apple AirPods Pro 2 hearing health features are finally live. Here's how to accessing the features as well as some troubleshooting tips.