Hearing health innovations in watchOS 6 include a new Noise app
Apple’s ever expanding health scope in watchOS includes a new Noise app for Apple Watch aimed at protecting one of your most precious assets: your hearing.
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The next iPhone could let you connect to two Bluetooth devices at the same time
This would let you wirelessly stream music from an iPhone to a pair of different Bluetooth speakers in the same room or stream two different audio sources to two different speakers in different rooms at the same time.
This tweak puts an audio visualizer on your Home screen
If you like audio visualizers, then you’ll love this! Mitsuha Infinity – Home Screen puts an audio visualizer just above your Dock.
McIntosh RS200 and Arcam rPlay now support AirPlay 2, coming to more DTS Play-Fi products
AirPlay 2 will soon expand to other audio brands in the DTS Play-Fi ecosystem, which includes more than 200 products like speakers, sound bars, set-top boxes and Hi-Fi receivers.
Anker’s USB-C audio dongle lets you use your iPhone headphones with a Mac or iPad Pro
This is an extremely handy adapter, albeit a bit on the pricey side. We only wish it released a few year back when Apple began bundling iPhones with its Lightning-based EarPods.
Netflix now supports way higher bitrates for improved “studio quality” audio
Netflix has brought “studio-quality sound” to its service, but you’ll need a compatible streamer and a Premium subscription to enjoy elevated audio quality.
How to stop audio messages from expiring in Messages
Did an audio message you received in Messages disappear? You can make sure this doesn’t happen again. Here’s how to stop audio messages from expiring.
The original AirPods vs. AirPods 2 – what’s different?
Apple just released the new AirPods on its website this week. If you’re wondering what the differences are between them and the originals, then you’ve come to the right place.
iOS 12.2 upgrades audio messages to a new Opus codec at 24000 Hz
When the iOS 12.2 and macOS Mojave 10.14.4 updates drop, you’ll be able to send and receive audio messages that are a lot louder and sound significantly better than today.
Why and how to enable mono audio for your AirPods or other headphones
Sharing an AirPod with a friend is great for those times when you’d like to watch or listen to something together provided you have switched from stereo to mono audio so you don’t miss any dialogue or sound effects. In this handy step-by-step tutorial, we show you how.
How to customize the Finder Preview Pane options on Mac
Customize the Finder Preview Pane on your Mac to show all of the details you need at a glance. This tutorial shows you how to change those preview options.
An audio screeching issue in Adobe Premiere Pro is damaging MacBook Pro speakers
Premiere Pro customers who reported the issue to Adobe heard really loud, terrible screeching noise when working on a project which blew their MacBook Pro speakers.