Apple’s iOS 26.1 update adds a new “Keep Audio with Headphones” option, preventing car speakers and Bluetooth devices from hijacking AirPods audio.
In iOS 26, you can now prevent audio from the Airpods from being automatically picked up by other Bluetooth ...
This annoying auto-reprioritization of your headphone's Bluetooth connection (not just AirPods) has been a nuisance for years ...