Not only is everyone different, but we have different needs at different times. My partner and I use shared audio infrequently, but when we need it, we need it.

Not only is everyone different, but we have different needs at different times. My partner and I use shared audio infrequently, but when we need it, we need it. Our use case is watching something together in bed while the kids are going to sleep. We put our AirPods Pro in “Transparent” mode, which allows us to converse with each other just fine. To say that “Your Mileage May Vary” would be putting it mildly. I accept that this feature may not be useful for you, in exactly the same way that Dark Mode in IOS is not useful for me, but seems to have its fans.