Following the announcement at the Pixel 8 and Watch 2 event last week, the Pixel Buds Pro 5.9 update is now seeing wide availability.
Following the announcement at the Pixel 8 and Watch 2 event last week, the Pixel Buds Pro 5.9 update is now seeing wide availability.
The big new addition is Conversation Detection to recognize when you’re talking. This will cause any audio to pause as Transparency Mode activates. When “both you and your conversation partners stop speaking,” Active Noise Cancellation and music will resume. The intention is to leverage AI to cut down on manual tasks. Conversation Detection can be enabled/disabled from the Sound settings page.
The main menu is also home to “Hearing Wellness.” The Current Level notes the decibel level of what you’re listening to in real-time.
