Put your earbuds in first.
Wired earbuds work best for conversation.

HearClear
QuietLoud
Left earRight ear
NaturalFocus on voices

Slide right to cut background rumble and lift voices forward. (One mic can’t point at a person — this sharpens speech, it doesn’t aim.)

BrightSoft & smooth

Slide right if sharp sounds — dishes, cutlery, clattering — are too harsh. It tames sudden sharp noises and softens the highest tones without muffling voices.

Softens sudden sharp sounds — dishes, cutlery, clinks — as they happen, without dulling voices. Measured to reduce sharpness and slightly improve speech clarity.

Turns the sound down while you’re talking, so you don’t hear your own voice echo. muting

On iPhone, picking the phone’s own mic can move the sound to the phone speaker. If that happens, switch back to the headset mic.