Apple Releases AirPods Pro 2, AirPods Pro 3 and AirPods 4 Firmware for Public Beta Testers

[MacRumors]

Apple today released public new beta firmware that's designed for the AirPods Pro 2, AirPods Pro 3, and AirPods 4. The firmware is now available for Apple's public beta testing group, and it has a build number of 8B5014c. Apple provided this firmware to developers last week.

The firmware comes alongside a new public beta of iOS 26.1, and it likely adds support for Live Translation in new languages, including Japanese, Korean, Italian, and Chinese (both Mandarin Traditional and Simplified).

With iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe, Apple added a beta firmware update installation option that's available from the AirPods settings interface when the AirPods are connected to an iPhone, iPad, or Mac, which facilitates beta testing.

Public beta testers can use the beta option to turn on beta downloads after signing up on Apple's website.

Article Link: Apple Releases AirPods Pro 2, AirPods Pro 3 and AirPods 4 Firmware for Public Beta Testers

 

[lmlphx]

I went to sign into the beta program and it does not offer the beta for the AirPod Pro 3. Only offers it for the AirPod Pro 2 and the AirPod 4.

 

[ultratiem]

Anyone on the betas? Tempted but with their QA as of late.

 

[HiFifreak]

As, more and more, usual. Updates wont work. Not on the airpod pro 2 and 3

 

[lindijones]

APP3 here. Doesn't show up for me.

 

[lindijones]

Not clear to me if i need to be on a MacOS or iOS beta as well. Seems so.

 

[DillyBob]

I just turned on Beta updates for my APP 3 and they updated themselves from current non-Beta 8A358 to new firmware 8B14C, which doesn’t match the version number listed in this article (8B5014c). Anybody else see this? What does that mean?

 

[Abadgermac]

I just turned on Beta updates for my APP 3 and they updated themselves from current non-Beta 8A358 to new firmware 8B14C, which doesn’t match the version number listed in this article (8B5014c). Anybody else see this? What does that mean?

Same here. APP 2 though.

 

[yosef019]

I just turned on Beta updates for my APP 3 and they updated themselves from current non-Beta 8A358 to new firmware 8B14C, which doesn’t match the version number listed in this article (8B5014c). Anybody else see this? What does that mean?

same firmware updated via mac

 

[fguerraz]

it likely adds support for Live Translation

That's a very dumb thing to write.
1. Live translation is done on the phone (which is why they don't release it in the EU, because it's therefore artificially limited to the airpods)
2. If you need proof: update your phone to 18.1 beta without updating the airpods firmware to beta: the new languages work just the same (I tried).

 

[yosef019]

That's a very dumb thing to write.
1. Live translation is done on the phone (which is why they don't release it in the EU, because it's therefore artificially limited to the airpods)
2. If you need proof: update your phone to 18.1 beta without updating the airpods firmware to beta: the new languages work just the same (I tried).

i dont know why companies limit it software so simple things