Get the latest tech news

Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 review: big upgrade, much smaller earbuds

They’re so much more comfortable than the first version.

The company is making a big deal out of how this A1 chip has made the ANC up to twice as powerful as before, and it allows audio to pass through “directly to your ears on a dedicated path, unaffected by the processing that happens during noise cancellation.” I’d argue that Google has made even bigger gains with transparency mode, which now basically matches Apple’s AirPods Pro in clarity and that illusion of not wearing earbuds at all. It’s easy to imagine a future where Gemini Live can tie into your apps — hail an Uber for you, or maybe order your favorite Grubhub so it’s ready and waiting when you arrive home — but this experience is nothing close to resembling that.

Get the Android app