Sorry, AirPods Pro 2’s coolest feature isn’t coming to the originals after all

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Bad news, Apple fans: It looks like the original AirPods Pro earbuds aren’t getting a free feature upgrade after all thanks to their new sibling.

Apple AirPods Pro (2019) and AirPods Max users who tested the iOS 16.1 beta reported seeing Adaptive Transparency Mode — a feature introduced on the new AirPods Pro 2 — in the settings of their first-generation devices. appear, but Bloomberg’s Apple insider, Mark Gurman, has now poured cold water on the excitement.