The new launch of the AirPods 4 and AirPods Max 2 further expands the range of Apple wireless headphones. This advancement will allow users to acquire modern and renewed wireless headphones and even with the ability of active noise cancellation without having to opt for the AirPods Pro 2. The new AirPods 4 also eliminate the physical pairing button that was on the back. and becomes a haptic sensor
AirPods 4 don’t have a physical pairing button
Until now, the AirPods charging case had a round physical button that, when pressed, allowed you to perform certain actions. Among them, resetting the headphones as well as activating the pairing mode to connect to other devices. This button was useful even if sometimes users pressed it, activating unnecessary and unintentional options at certain times.
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To avoid this, Apple has removed the physical pairing button on the back of the new AirPods 4. Although there is no official sign of this feature on Apple’s official website, the media Gear Patrol has had access to it and reported what its new aesthetic looks like. Above all, they stand out the new LED light located at the front which has become dimmer. This indicator allows you to display the status of the box and AirPods in a much more discreet way than on previous generations. The light disappears when the charging case is closed and this does not fade little by little as happened on other generations.
Also, the rear pairing button is gone and Apple is making it It has been replaced by a capacitive button on the front of the case. If the user double taps the faceplate, the pairing mode will begin. And to activate the factory reset, it is believed to be done by a triple tap or a long press.
We’ll see how functional this new way of pairing AirPods is, although everything seems to indicate that it’s much less cumbersome than having a physical button.
