{"id":53140,"date":"2026-09-09T15:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T19:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=53140"},"modified":"2026-09-09T15:38:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T19:38:00","slug":"airpods-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/09\/airpods-5\/","title":{"rendered":"AirPods 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2026\/09\/apple-introduces-airpods-5-with-best-in-class-open-ear-active-noise-cancellation\/\">Apple<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=39BalPDuTo0\">video<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/09\/09\/airpods-5-announced-improved-anc\/\">MacRumors<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ycombinator.com\/item?id=49630253\">Hacker News<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2026\/09\/apple-introduces-airpods-5-with-best-in-class-open-ear-active-noise-cancellation\/\">\n<p>Apple today announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/airpods-5\/\">AirPods 5<\/a>, delivering the industry&rsquo;s best Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) in an open-ear design and even better sound quality, at an outstanding value. AirPods 5 feature an all-new multiport acoustic architecture and next-generation Adaptive EQ for even more immersive sound. Their breakthrough open-ear ANC removes up to 50 percent more external noise compared to AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation, alongside a more natural Transparency mode. Combined with Siri AI and iPhone, AirPods enable users to draw on their personal context and get answers with broad world knowledge, entirely hands-free. Users can also respond to Siri using head gestures, or use Live Translation to help connect across languages.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>For users who want even more, AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case deliver great improvements to the AirPods experience. Force sensor with volume swipe arrives on AirPods 5, a first for the open-ear form factor, adding the ability to quickly adjust volume by swiping up or down on the stem.<\/p>\n<p>Battery life is also improved, with up to five hours of playback with ANC on a single charge &mdash; one hour longer than AirPods 4 with ANC, thanks to a redesigned battery.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>ANC is now available in the base model with the same $129 price, and the higher model is now $149 instead of $179.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/09\/08\/airpods-turn-10\/\">Joe Rossignol<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/09\/08\/airpods-turn-10\/\">\n<p>Apple unveiled the first AirPods <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2016\/09\/07\/apple-wireless-airpods\/\">on September 7, 2016<\/a>, meaning the iconic wireless headphones are now 10 years old. However, the AirPods did not launch until December that year.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/16\/airpods-max-2\/\">AirPods Max 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2025\/11\/06\/airpods-live-translation-expands-to-the-eu\/\">AirPods Live Translation Expands to the EU<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2025\/09\/09\/airpods-pro-3\/\">AirPods Pro 3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/09\/airpods-4\/\">AirPods 4<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple (video, MacRumors, Hacker News): Apple today announced AirPods 5, delivering the industry&rsquo;s best Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) in an open-ear design and even better sound quality, at an outstanding value. AirPods 5 feature an all-new multiport acoustic architecture and next-generation Adaptive EQ for even more immersive sound. 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