In the Pixel Buds app, you will find 3 modes to control noise under Active Noise Control (ANC).
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Noise Cancellation: Blocks outside noise. When you activate this, you'll hear a single chime.
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Transparency: Lets sound in so you can hear the world around you. When you activate this, you'll hear a double chime.
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Off: Both active states are disabled. When you activate this, you'll hear a single chime.
Pixel Buds Pro and Pro 2 only: Turn on Conversation Detection to automatically switch from Noise Cancellation mode to Transparency mode when talking and pauses your media. Once you are done talking, your media will resume.
Change the Active Noise Control mode
You can change the current mode in different ways. Learn controls for Google Pixel Buds.
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Gesture: Touch and hold your earbud to toggle between Noise Cancellation and Transparency mode. The touch and hold gesture is set to toggle between Noise Cancellation and Transparency by default on either earbud, but can be configured to activate Assistant instead.
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Pixel Buds app: Select your ANC mode by going to the Sound menu and selecting a mode at the top.
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Assistant and Gemini: Ask Assistant or Gemini to turn Active Noise Control on or off by saying, "Hey Google, turn on noise cancellation," or "Hey Google, turn off noise cancellation."
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Volume Plus: Toggle your phone volume rocker, select the ellipsis icon
and select Active Noise Control mode.