AirPods 4 Active Noise Cancellation

Price

$259

Audio Technology

Custom high-excursion Apple driver

Custom high dynamic range amplifier

Active Noise Cancellation

Adaptive Audio

Transparency mode

Conversation Awareness

Voice Isolation

Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking

Adaptive EQ

Vent system for pressure equalization

Sensors

Dual beamforming microphones

Inward-facing microphone

Optical in-ear sensor

Motion-detecting accelerometer

Speech-detecting accelerometer

Force sensor

Chip

H2 headphone chip

Controls

Press once to play or pause media

Press once to answer a call or mute or unmute

Press twice to end a call

Press twice to skip forward

Press three times to skip back

Press and hold for Siri

Say “Hey Siri” or just “Siri to do things like play a song, make a call, or get directions

With Siri Interactions, nod your head yes or gently shake your head no when Siri asks if you want to answer an incoming call, hear a text message, manage notifications, and more

Sweat and Water Resistant

Dust, sweat, and water resistant (IP54)

Charging Case

Works with USB-C connector, Apple Watch charger, or Qi‑certified chargers

Includes a speaker for use with Find My proximity view

Battery

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation

Up to 4 hours of listening time on a single charge with Active Noise Cancellation enabled

Up to 5 hours of listening time on a single charge with noise control off

Up to 4.5 hours of talk time on a single charge

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation and Charging Case (USB‑C)

Up to 20 hours of listening time with Active Noise Cancellation enabled

Up to 30 hours of listening time with noise control off

Up to 20 hours of talk time

5 minutes in the case provides around 1 hour of listening time or around 45 minutes of talk time

Connectivity

Bluetooth 5.3 wireless technology

In the Box

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation

Charging Case (USB-C) with speaker

Documentation

USB-C Charge Cable sold separately

Accessibility

Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new AirPods.

Features include:

Live Listen audio

Headphone levels

Headphone Accommodations

System Requirements

iPhone models with the latest version of iOS

iPad models with the latest version of iPadOS

Apple Watch models with the latest version of watchOS

Mac models with the latest version of macOS

Apple TV models with the latest version of tvOS

Apple Vision Pro with the latest version of visionOS

AirPods can be used as wireless Bluetooth headphones with Apple devices using earlier software and with non‑Apple devices, but functionality may be limited.