No, these people are not dancing rock in the street: they are responding to a call

Apple recently unveiled the AirPods 4 at its event It’s Glowtime. These new headphones mark a real step forward for the famous range, with, as a bonus, a completely innovative option. Aside from the technical improvements, such as better sound quality and optimized comfort thanks to 3D technology, it is a completely different feature that has caught the attention of Internet users on social networks. Indeed, on TikTok, users were quick to seize this new feature to create humorous parodies, but which could very well happen to you in everyday life.

If you sometimes feel like you’re seeing passersby talking to themselves in the street before you realize they’re wearing headphones, this technology will amaze you even more. The principle is simple: if you tilt your head slightly, the AirPods understand that you’re accepting the call. Conversely, a movement to shake your head means that you’re rejecting the call. This feature, although designed to simplify the use of AirPods, is quite likely to cause slightly crazy situations. One of the most popular videos on the subject, published on TikTok, for example, shows a user trying to reject a call while walking down the street, leading to a chaotic scene where the latter shakes his head frantically. Internet users then play on exaggeration and lag, but it is not impossible that you will have to experience the same scenario.

Imagine having a professional meeting via video, equipped with your Airpods 4. Suddenly, a call appears on your smartphone, located a little further away in the room. You will then have to shake your head from left to right to reject the call. A situation that could quite disconcert your interlocutor on the other side of the screen, even more so, if he questions you at that same moment. In short, an innovation that we can’t wait to test (or not)!