It seems like every day there’s a new feature in macOS Sequoia that we can look forward to, or an improvement in Apple’s new operating system. And there’s another one that opens the door to greater audio accessibility.
MacRumors has been busy playing with the macOS 15 developer beta and discovered this new feature in System Settings. Under Headphone Accommodations (in Accessibility > Audio), you can adjust the sound of your AirPods and some Beats headphones.
The settings therein let you boost quieter sounds so they’re more audible, and change the audio output frequencies to make your music, phone calls, and more sound clearer (or at least that’s the intention). As far as we can tell, the new settings you use will carry over when you use your AirPods on devices other than your Mac.
This could be a very useful feature for people who are hearing impaired to some degree, and it’s a capability that has been on iOS devices for a while. So while it’s undoubtedly a very commendable step forward for accessibility with macOS, some people are wondering why it took so long to bring this functionality to the Mac.
Still, we’re glad to see it’s coming, and in the run-up to the release of macOS Sequoia we’re seeing a lot of new and interesting features and tweaks popping up that seem to be popular.
A recent example is the solution to the annoying storage problem that Mac users face when it comes to downloading apps, as well as the more expected changes like iPhone mirroring and a plethora of AI features powered by Apple Intelligence.