How to turn on one-sided noise cancellation for AirPods Pro? AirPods Pro and AirPods Pro 2 feature active noise cancellation (ANC), which is designed to adapt to the shape of your ear to prevent outside sounds from entering your ears, so you can focus on what you’re listening to.
Problems with Face ID on the RC of iOS 15.7.1
This feature can be enabled when both AirPods are in your ears, but there are cases when you want to enable noise cancellation only in one ear and not both.
Especially useful if you are a person who has a habit of sleeping on your side and like to wear one AirPod in your ear when lying down, the other ear is pressed to the pillow. With noise cancellation still active in an AirPod, you’re less likely to be disturbed by outside noise as you fall asleep.
Whatever your situation, the steps below will guide you through how to enable noise cancellation for one side of your AirPods.
- Connect your AirPods Pro, open the Settings app.
- Tap the AirPods Pro tab just below your Apple ID.
- Scroll down, then tap Accessibility.
- Scroll down and turn on the Noise Canceling with One AirPod (Cancellation with One AirPod) option.
It is done. You can now hold down the force sensor on your AirPods to switch between noise cancellation, crosstalk, or off.
