Users will be able to adjust the highs, mids, and lows in the AirPods settings.
Even though WWDC is a primarily software-focused event, many of the updates discussed there have a direct impact on Apple hardware. The company occasionally discusses upcoming audio features for AirPods at the developer conference, and luckily a new tool was on the agenda today. When iOS 27 arrives this fall, AirPods will get a new Custom EQ feature.
AirPods currently have an Adaptive EQ tool that automatically adjusts the setting as needed to maintain audio quality. Soon, users will be able to adjust the treble, midrange, and bass in the AirPods settings menu to make adjustments manually. Unfortunately, the only mention of Custom EQ is a sentence on the iOS updates page, so we don’t yet know which AirPods models will support the tool. We also don’t know any further details about how the changes will be saved and whether they will be reflected across all devices at this time. However, we expect to hear more before iOS 27 arrives with the new batch of iPhones, and perhaps new AirPods, in just a few months.
