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Apple Releases New Firmware for AirPods Pro, AirPods, and AirPods Max
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Looks like the charging case has an update too, up from 54.26.0 to 54.26.1
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I actually have a pretty reliable way to update them, it works 90% of the time, at least for my Pro 1s;
open the case, put one AirPod in your ear, listen for about a minute or so, then they should update. I really wish Apple would make a "Check for update" button on your AirPods Bluetooth page.
open the case, put one AirPod in your ear, listen for about a minute or so, then they should update. I really wish Apple would make a "Check for update" button on your AirPods Bluetooth page.
Bless you! That worked perfectly! Thanks for sharing!
Nothing for me to worry about, I’m sure this update will occur on its own sometime soon. 😉
Firmware is not software. (The clue to this difference lies in the distinction between "firm" and "soft.")
Looking forward to it. I've had bizarre battery life and disconnects since the last update. Poor right airpod will never be the same after the battery completely drained while in the case. 
The little workarounds to get my AirPods Max and airpods pro 2 to update works ! I played a song and placed it back in to the case and plugged it in through my 20w Apple wall adapter and on the AirPods Pro 2 it chimed lme it was charging and boom it updated to 5e135 with my AirPods Max it went orange them green and checked both on my iPhone 14 pro Max and updated within under a min 🤓
Putting on my MacBook and firmware update happened quickly
It would be great if Apple included more in the release notes about what was changed or fixed. I know most people don’t care or might not understand, but it’s incredibly annoying to just see the standard boilerplate text of “Bug fixes and other improvements.” What was fixed or improved? I hate that about App Store developers and here is Apple doing the same thing.
From what I understand, the ANC microphone comes loose and creates the sound. No software update will correct it. I’ve had three sets replaced due to the issue.
My APP2 and Beats Fit pro updated even when not connected to Wi-Fi or power.
I’m now on home Wi-Fi and my APP max haven’t updated yet.
Update: firmware now current.
I’m now on home Wi-Fi and my APP max haven’t updated yet.
Update: firmware now current.
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Ok will try that my APM have not had as good battery life as advertised similar to what the person you advised talked about.
I followed the advice from ray or about taking my APM off “find my”. I was having similar problems especially the decline in standby but also loosing some 30 Percent per 2-3 hours of viewing both not what I was expecting. Well now with the find my disabled I watched for nearly 3 hours and was down only 3 percent for that time. I am now expecting that 10-15 percent in 24 hour drop will also go away it appears that the APM uses too much power when “find my” is enabled at least upon this limited experiment based on what raynor said.
Of course I also upgraded the firmware so maybe that helped as well but we shall see
I also found info on what happens when “Find My” is turned off here:
“Overnight battery drain solution - turn off FindMy
I haven’t seen this posted before, so I thought I’d share:
As many others have reported, the AirPods Max loses some battery overnight before going to deep sleep, even while in the smart case. I’ve seen people report up to 12%. Personally, I see around 8-9%.
This is caused by the FindMy feature. I tried turning it off and now I see around 1% overnight drain! So if you don’t need the FindMy feature, try turning it off.
You find it under Settings-Bluetooth-AirPods Max (while it is connected)
Update: It’s also worth noting that even if you turn off the feature, you’ll still be able to track where you last used the headphones. As far as I can tell, turning it off just disables tracking while in the case (and not plugged in).
Update 2: Ok, so after some testing and reading the replies here, it seems that it is slightly inconsistent. From my own testing, the battery drain each night has been 0-1%, with the exception of the first time I tried it and once a couple of nights ago. So to recap:
- Turn off FindMy at Settings-Bluetooth-AirPods Max (while it is connected)
- Make sure the AirPods are in the smart case (this is important!)
- If after a few nights it is still having "normal" battery drain, try a reboot or even a factory reset (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211904) Then turn off FindMy again if it is on again.”
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🙏With every update my APP 1 are behaving a bit less well.
My AP Max don’t seem to show any improvements or downgrade.
My AP Max don’t seem to show any improvements or downgrade.
No really this is code language to me. Sorry. Who or what is La Manzana?
I'm hoping this fixes my ANC which seems to be awful and getting worse. It used to drown out most of the sounds on the Tube, but now I can hear almost everything - announcements, sounds, doors.