Apple Airpods: “Studio” quality recording and remote camera control for this fall
On the occasion of the announcement of iOS 26, iPados 26 and MacOS Tahoe 26 during the WWDC 2025, Apple took the opportunity to reveal some scraps of the future of the AirPods. As with the improvements mentioned for the iPhone, the iPad and the Mac, namely a new Common interface to the entire ecosystem Called Liquid Glass, the news for Apple headphones are quite anecdotal. Indeed, unlike rumors which presage a fairly exotic function such as “detection of falling asleep”, the facts are more conventional.
A “studio” recording quality reserved for Apple
Apple first announced the deployment of the Studio quality audio recording. Thus, the apple brand would offer an update of its algorithm isolation of the voice, under certain conditions. This optimization, which would offer a “more natural vocal texture and increased clarity“, is actually exclusive to Apple devices. The user will therefore take advantage of it only via an iPhone, an iPad or a Mac, especially with FaceTime, Camera, Dictaphone and the other Callkit compatible apps. According to Apple, this new feature would be made to measure for interviewers, content creators, podcasters, etc.
Remote photo and video capture
The second novelty revealed by Apple is the integration of a remote control function for the camera. It will be enough to make a long support on the airpods upper to take a photo or start a video capture. Repeating the gesture makes it possible to put an end to the latter. A functionality already used by other headphones such as Oppo Enca Buds3 Prowhich would serve above all to film yourself and take a picture of yourself, at a distance. As with the improvement of calls, note that this new remote control is reserved for camera, or any other iPhone or iPad compatible capture app.
Planned for Airpods 4,, Ancient Airpods 4 And Airpods Pro 2operating all three with the H2 chip, these updates will be available in the fall of 2025. It remains possible to test them today for the members of the Apple Developer Program, where next month if you are a member of the Apple Beta Software program.
