AirPods Pro have great features similar noise cancellation and a Transparency mode with an in-ear blueprint. And to switch between those and other features, Force Sensors in the AirPods Pro (and AirPods 3) stems offering piece of cake command. Read on for how to alter AirPods controls including press speed, printing duration, and what your left and right Strength Sensors do, and more.

AirPods gen ane and 2 employ double-taps on the earbuds for controls. Only AirPods Pro and AirPods iii utilize a squeeze of the Force Sensor that is built into the stalk of each earbud. A long squeeze (Apple calls it a long press, but you actually need ii fingers) switches between racket counterfoil and Transparency mode, while single, double, and triple squeezes command audio playback.

We'll look at 3 means to switch between dissonance cancellation, Transparency, and off, how to customize your Force Sensors including printing speed and printing duration, and how to enable noise cancellation when using only one AirPod Pro.

How to modify AirPods controls

Changing left and right AirPods Pro/AirPods 3 Force Sensors:

  1. On your iPhone, head to Settings > Bluetooth
  2. Tap the "i" next to your AirPods (make sure they're connected)
  3. Under "Printing and Concord AirPods" cull Left or Right
  4. Customize if your AirPod Force Sensor activates Racket Control or Siri
  5. Y'all can also cull to include "Off" in the Racket Control controls
How to customize AirPods Pro controls Force Sensor

Another option at the lesser of this screen is to customize how the microphones in your AirPods Pro work.

How to customize AirPods Pro controls Force Sensor 2

How to change AirPods controls – printing speed and duration:

  1. Open Settings then head to Accessibility
  2. Swipe down and tap AirPods
  3. Adjust your Printing Speed and Press and Hold Duration past choosing something other than default
  4. You can also enable Noise Counterfoil with One AirPod by toggling it on at the bottom of this settings screen
How to customize AirPods Pro controls Force Sensor 3

If you're non already familiar, here are all of the controls possible with AirPods Pro:

AirPods Pro compare AirPods controls

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