> I believe it is a courtesy to remove one's headphone when talking to another person. Social norms change over time; expecting someone to remove headphones wi

> I believe it is a courtesy to remove one's headphone when talking to another person. Social norms change over time; expecting someone to remove headphones will become less of a thing in day to day life. AirPods Pro 2nd generation supports the Conversation Awareness feature that lowers the volume of what the person is listening to and raises the volume of the person speaking automatically when it's enabled. Apple is expected to be approved by the FDA for some uses as a hearing aid [1] and they have patents for adding medical monitoring in future AirPods [2]. So when we're talking to someone wearing AirPods as times goes on, we won't know if they actually need the AirPods to assist them in being able to function in the world. [1]: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/03/apples-airpods-pro-could-be-getting-a-hearing-aid-mode-later-this-year/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/03/apples-airpods-pro-c... [2]: https://applemagazine.com/apple-patents-suggest-future-airpods-could-monitor-biosignals-and-brain-activity/59510 https://applemagazine.com/apple-patents-suggest-future-airpo...