I also find it really annoying as it keeps wanting to push me into a mode where it is doing "head tracking" with "spatial audio" based on the location of my phone, as if the location of my phone has any meaning at all to me when I am listening to music (or even "watching" video as I am likely trying to do some activity at the same time or why the hell am I using my phone?!).
Agreed, i've only ever turned it off, why would I want L and R to swap when I turn around? maybe if it was realtime i wouldn't notice it but with airpods at least there's a noticeable delay in the mix catching up to your movement
Head tracking can be disabled along with spatial audio enabled. Spatial audio is a theoretically great feature even in now with proper mastering, but I think head tracking is an optional feature that's prepared for AR.
