Transparency mode on AirPods Pro 2 still broken in Croatia

As first reported in How to fix broken Transparency model with… - Apple Community under title: "How to fix broken Transparency model with accomodations on AirPods Pro 2 and iOS18?" the problem with Transparency mode is still not fixed.

The problem occurred since update to iOS18, and since headphones work only as "dumb" noise-canceling headphones, and bad ones at that.

As other users reported, the issue is not only with my pair, and I would gladly purchase a new pair if that would fix the problem. However, as attested with other users, they also experience the same issue.

This is an extremely annoying problem.

Apple, I know you know about this problem, please fix it. I need this for work, and I presume you want me to keep buying your stuff, and not looking at Bose and other manufacturers for working solutions.