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Apple Releases New AirPods Pro 2 Firmware

what works for me every single time is take out the airpods and listen to music for a minute or 1:30 seconds. put them back in the case, plug the case in to charge and keep it next to your phone.

Should update within 15 minutes. hasn't failed me yet.
 
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Mine updated after restarting iPhone and plugging in to charge with AirPods on the MagSafe charger.

Anyone know whether the case should have updated as well or is 70.92.0 still the latest?
 
Indeed connecting AirPods in Case to MacBook via cable does not update them 🤦‍♂️
 
Guessing that it's still going to be a little while until we see the hearing aid feature for them, even though it got FDA approval (just like sleep apnea detection for the watch 9 and X)

On another note, why is it that updating these STILL involves jumping through so many hoops? Why can't they just have an update option just like every other Apple product?
 
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iLuddite said:
Mine updated after restarting iPhone and plugging in to charge with AirPods on the MagSafe charger.

Anyone know whether the case should have updated as well or is 70.92.0 still the latest?
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My AirPods updated to 305 but my case is still at 70.92.0. So I think that’s it.
 
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Remy149 said:
That is an audio Que for head gestures. It annoyed me until I realized what it was
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Which would make sense if not for the fact the popping comes at the end of every other word and not the end of the completed sentence, or if it only happened at the end of a question prompt for further action.
 
msackey said:
I'll say though that with the last firmware update, I have noticed that occasionally the AirPods Pro when in their case will make a small electronic sound, like a series of beeps. It's a very soft sound that some ears might not detect. I wonder if this new firmware will get rid of this sound.
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Ooh, I've been hearing a very faint beep when putting them in my ears sometimes!



I also hope one of these fixes my disconnects in the gym, it's definitely been more frequent since the iOS18 update. It used to be maybe 1-2 times a year, it's been every time since, one will be playing and the other not, or they don't sync on the same transparency mode, or it just disconnects and plays on my phone, annoying and somewhat embarrassing to figure out where it's playing exactly when you're in a crowd lol
 
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Sometime between iOS 17.6 and 17.7 and the next-to-last AirPods Pro update, I’ve found that my APPv2s won’t stay in Custom Transparency Mode with Amplification, aka ‘poor man’s hearing aid up until the FDA OtC decision’.
This is a problem I’ve periodically had since I started using APPv1 a few years back, when Apple first released the Accessibility feature. It’s infuriating that it is happening this far into the development cycle of iOS/APPv2, and makes being hard-of-hearing WORSE because when it happens I can’t tell the APPv2s have become non-functional because, well, I can’t hear! LOL It’s only after frustration from not hearing people speaking to me, excusing myself, taking a deep dive into the Control Center for Hearing Accessibility that I discover: oh, it’s not working BECAUSE it’s not even ENABLED any longer!
It had worked good from when I’d been using it successfully under iOS 16-something—after several bouts of regression—into iOS 17 up through 17.6, with only 1 or 2 regressions. I’m pretty certain it was either 17.6.1 or the APPv2 update that killed it, but since they were coincidental, and I can’t downgrade, I can’t pinpoint. And Apple Support is less than helpful even though I have AppleCare; clearly Accessibility Features aren’t a priority in Support, because they don’t have dedicated Accessibility support staff.
All in all, very infuriating and disappointing heading into what (I think) should be (what I -want to be-) a hopeful time for us moderate HoH users with the OtC feature on the near-horizon.
 
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ScooterComputer said:
Sometime between iOS 17.6 and 17.7 and the next-to-last AirPods Pro update, I’ve found that my APPv2s won’t stay in Custom Transparency Mode with Amplification, aka ‘poor man’s hearing aid up until the FDA OtC decision’.
This is a problem I’ve periodically had since I started using APPv1 a few years back, when Apple first released the Accessibility feature. It’s infuriating that it is happening this far into the development cycle of iOS/APPv2, and makes being hard-of-hearing WORSE because when it happens I can’t tell the APPv2s have become non-functional because, well, I can’t hear! LOL It’s only after frustration from not hearing people speaking to me, excusing myself, taking a deep dive into the Control Center for Hearing Accessibility that I discover: oh, it’s not working BECAUSE it’s not even ENABLED any longer!
It had worked good from when I’d been using it successfully under iOS 16-something—after several bouts of regression—into iOS 17 up through 17.6, with only 1 or 2 regressions. I’m pretty certain it was either 17.6.1 or the APPv2 update that killed it, but since they were coincidental, and I can’t downgrade, I can’t pinpoint. And Apple Support is less than helpful even though I have AppleCare; clearly Accessibility Features aren’t a priority in Support, because they don’t have dedicated Accessibility support staff.
All in all, very infuriating and disappointing heading into what (I think) should be (what I -want to be-) a hopeful time for us moderate HoH users with the OtC feature on the near-horizon.
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I have the same issue. Still happening today on the new firmware. I have to manually reset every use.
 
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Going to update asap as the last update worsened noise cancellation, made Transparency and Adaptive indistinguishable. Aside from this, noise cancellation mode turned into this strange Adaptive hybrid for me.
 
ifxf said:
Don’t know why you are excited since the hearing aid requires an iphone. Regular hearing aids function without additional external hardware.
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A lot of hearing aids do require an app to work, these days.

Apparently there are different modes that need to be activated for different types of activities.
 
Alpha Centauri said:
Going to update asap as the last update worsened noise cancellation, made Transparency and Adaptive indistinguishable. Aside from this, noise cancellation mode turned into this strange Adaptive hybrid for me.
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Did you go in and change the new Adaptive setting to less noise yet? That made it finally somewhat work like I expected it to from the first commercials, it block most of the noise say at the gym but if something drops it lets that cut in and then back out. Before that setting I never really used it as it seemed like a worse version of both ANC and transparency, but this is kind of useful now

I really wish they had a full nuclear ANC mode where traffic and safety etc isn't an issue, if it's true that they did de-tune ANC
 
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Connected in the case by opening next to my iPad, plugged in the case and closed it. Opened 10 minutes later and had the new firmware.
Safari seems snappier. /s
 
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I wonder if this will fix them disconnecting from my iPad Pro while trying to watch videos in Plex or not.
 
CausticSoda said:
To update, tap your head and rub your stomach whilst turning clockwise 3 times (anti-clockwise in Australia), chanting "Timmy C." Have your left pod in your ear and the right near a fruit bowl. This ALWAYS works about 3% of the time.
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Good thing all these witchcraft rituals are so much easier and more intuitive than just having an update button somewhere
 
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