Bullet points of Apple calls AirPods design ‘the snorkel,’ plus other AirPods 4 details
- The front end of the buds is referred to as the 'snorkel'
- ANC is made possible on an open-ear design
- The H2 chip does heavier lifting in the AirPods 4 as a result
- The team started trying to bring ANC to the standard AirPods in 2020
- The feature was approved in 2021