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Apple will bring a new generation of iOS 18 system upgrades to iPhone users this year. It is reported that driven and integrated by the comprehensive introduction of generative AI technology, the revision will be one of the largest in history. In addition to the iPhone, it is expected to bring There are more AI functions and control experiences that are different from the past. Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman broke the news in his latest column that the new iOS 18 system version will also bring a major new feature related to enhanced hearing to AirPods Pro headphones.
According to a report by foreign media 9to5Mac, Mark Gurman revealed that AirPods Pro true wireless headphones with active noise reduction function will not be launched with a new generation model with hardware upgrade this year. However, with the release of the new version of iOS 18 system, by then, An important new assistive listening mode feature will be added to AirPods Pro true wireless headphones. However, Mark Gurman did not further clarify the specific details of this new feature.
Looking back on the past, when the iOS 15 system was launched in 2021, Apple added a “Call Enhancement” function for users using AirPods Pro to enhance call sound quality, requesting that AirPods Pro can better automatically control voice calls. Isolate external environmental sounds, filter background noise and other details to highlight the human voice. At the same time, users with mild hearing loss can get a better, clearer and clearer call experience under the “call enhancement” function, such as when they are in a restaurant or at the beach.
In addition, foreign media pointed out that in view of the fact that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued new regulations in 2022, allowing consumers over the age of 18 and with mild to moderate hearing impairment to receive medical examinations and prescriptions without the need for examinations and prescriptions. Purchase over-the-counter hearing aids directly in stores or online with a prescription or through a special fitting by an audiologist.
Based on this estimate, foreign media speculate that Apple is expected to bring major new features related to enhanced hearing in the new version of iOS 18 for calls through AirPods Pro headphones, which may be related to hearing health or over-the-counter devices. Hearing aid devices are of a related nature.
According to past practice, Apple mostly chooses to release the latest generation of iOS system at the WWDC Developer Conference in June in the first half of the year, and launch the official version simultaneously with the iPhone in September.
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