Apple re-releases AirPods Max lossless audio update
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The new firmware has just gone live. Here’s how to get it and the answer to the question you’re probably asking: is it actually working now?
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One thing to keep in mind is that the firmware update with lossless audio is exclusive to the USB-C version of the AirPods Max that was launched last year.
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Apple also introduced a new USB-C to 3.5mm cable for the AirPods Max last week, and it’s worth noting you can use that without any new firmware; it works right out of the box for connecting the headphones to devices with a traditional headphone jack — and it’s a pretty good cable as these things go. (You’d hope so for $39.)
Apple pulled out the latest AirPods Max firmware update, which would bring lossless capabilities to its best headphones. Here's what we know.
That took a while, but it's finally real: Apple's AirPods Max over-the-ear headphones now support lossless audio. Apple announced the upgrade in late March, and now the new firmware for the AirPods Max is out, adding support for lossless audio, as well as ultra-low latency audio, for AirPods Max.
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Macworld on MSNHere’s why your AirPods Max don’t have lossless audio over USB-C yetWhen iOS 18.4 arrived earlier this week, AirPods Max users were likely the quickest to update after Apple announced last week that a new AirPods Max firmware update released at the same time would bring lossless audio and ultra-low latency audio to AirPods Max for the first time via the bundled USB-C cable.
Summary: Apple has delayed the AirPods Max’s new software update that would’ve brought the lossless audio feature. The new firmware is technically live on the company’s servers, but users aren’t able to get it yet on their devices.
Apple announced a wired lossless audio update for the USB-C model of the AirPods Max just the other day, and the update has just become available for install. The update in question (via MacRumors) is version 7E99 — so that's the one to watch out for in your settings menu to make sure you've got the update.
After a botched software update, Apple is sending out new AirPods Max update to enable lossless audio over USB.
Apple today released a new firmware update for the USB-C version of the AirPods Max headphones. The new firmware is version 7E99, up from the
Apple announced that its AirPods Max (USB-C) would get lossless audio and ultra-low latency with iOS 18.4. However, due to a bug, users weren't able to install it. The issue is now resolved, and Apple has released firmware version 7E101,