Official documentation
Change settings for AirPods or AirPods Pro
Apple, Apple Support (AirPods User Guide), n.d.
Read the originalRead on October 16, 2026
- What it is
- Apple's AirPods user guide page for changing settings on a Mac, including the Microphone option, which lets you choose whether either earbud or one specific earbud acts as the microphone.
- How much weight it carries
- Official Apple user guide. It describes the Mac settings screen and the microphone choices, and it does not address call quality or dictation accuracy.
Facts taken from this source
- In the AirPods settings on a Mac, Apple's Automatically Switch AirPods option lets either of your AirPods act as the microphone.
“Automatically Switch AirPods: Either of your AirPods can act as the microphone.” (Microphone settings)