AirPods 4Active Noise Cancellation

Audio Technology¹

• Custom high-excursion Apple driver
• Custom high dynamic range amplifier
• Active Noise Cancellation
• Adaptive Audio⁴
• Transparency mode
• Conversation Awareness⁴
• Voice Isolation²
• Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking³
• 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”⁵ 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 more²

Dust, Sweat, and Water Resistant⁶

• Dust, sweat, and water resistant (IP54)

0.72 inch (18.3 mm)1.19 inches 
(30.2 mm)

• Height: 1.19 inches (30.2 mm)
• Width: 0.72 inch (18.3 mm)
• Depth: 0.71 inch (18.1 mm)
• Weight: 0.15 ounce (4.3 grams)

1.97 inches (50.1 mm) 

1.82 inches (46.2 mm)0.83 inch (21.2 mm)

• Height: 1.82 inches (46.2 mm)
• Width: 1.97 inches (50.1 mm)
• Depth: 0.83 inch (21.2 mm)
• Weight (AirPods 4): 1.14 ounces (32.3 grams)
• Weight (AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation): 1.22 ounces (34.7 grams)

Charging Case

• Works with USB-C connector, Apple Watch charger, or Qi‑certified chargers
• Includes a speaker for use with Find My proximity view⁸

Battery

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation

• Up to 4 hours of listening time on a single charge with Active Noise Cancellation enabled¹⁵
• Up to 5 hours of listening time on a single charge with noise control off¹⁵
• Up to 4.5 hours of talk time on a single charge¹⁶

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

• Up to 20 hours of listening time with Active Noise Cancellation enabled¹⁷
• Up to 30 hours of listening time with noise control off¹⁷
• Up to 20 hours of talk time¹⁸
• 5 minutes in the case provides around 1 hour of listening time¹⁹ or around 45 minutes of talk time²⁰

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 audio²¹
• 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.