Apple's New 'Conversation Awareness' Lowers AirPods Volume When You Speak

Conversation Awareness lowers audio volume when AirPods Pro detect you speaking. It enhances voices in front of you and reduces background noise.

After you stop speaking, audio returns to normal volume. If noise cancellation was on, surroundings fade away again.

Enabling Conversation Awareness through Control Center is faster than via Settings. Long press volume in Control Center to access.

Conversation Awareness isn't for everyone. Can be distracting if you talk to yourself, pets, or sing along to music.

Similar speech detection features available on other earbuds like Sony, Samsung, and Google. But Conversation Awareness specifically focuses on voices in front of you.