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Apple Releases Public Beta Firmware for AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4
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My bad. I thought you had a MacBook Pro and the AirPods were on the closed lid. You are good. AirPods must be closed to update.
On beta 1, I got the option to enable the beta. Since then, nope. And my AirPods never updated and the option has simply never shown up again. Very weird.
It's like the oddest way to have to update airpods. Maybe it will, maybe it won't. /shrugs
Same issue here.
I don't have any beta option on my iPhone 15 Pro Max.
But I do have the option on my Mac Mini with the 25A5316i MacOS 26.0 Beta.
The case has been on the top of the Mini all night, with the charging cable attached both the case and the Mini.
No update...
I use the Airpods Pro 2 Lightning.
The reason for the “new” beta option not being present is because the “old” option (in the developer menu) is still enabled because you will have previously enabled beta updates via the developer menu.
You need to enable developer mode, go into the developer menu, connect your AirPods, go to the AirPods beta updates entry in the developer menu, swipe left on the device in there to remove it (I had to do that three times because I had three: “AirPods Pro”, then “AirPods case”, then my current AirPods) - they only show up one at a time so you have to go back to the developer menu then disconnect and reconnect your AirPods for the next to appear. (It’s buggy!).
Once you’ve done that, the beta option will appear in the AirPods settings and it will update - I had to toggle mine off and on a couple of times before the update happened.
You need to enable developer mode, go into the developer menu, connect your AirPods, go to the AirPods beta updates entry in the developer menu, swipe left on the device in there to remove it (I had to do that three times because I had three: “AirPods Pro”, then “AirPods case”, then my current AirPods) - they only show up one at a time so you have to go back to the developer menu then disconnect and reconnect your AirPods for the next to appear. (It’s buggy!).
Once you’ve done that, the beta option will appear in the AirPods settings and it will update - I had to toggle mine off and on a couple of times before the update happened.
Thanks for helping, but I'm a not sure which developer menu you mean, on which device etc..
Could you "feed it to me with a spoon?"
PS: I have never had iOS26 developer beta on my iPhone 15 Pro Max.
I updated with public beta, and I was on the latest 18.6RC public beta before that.
Is there any way of enabling this option without the use of a Mac? All I have is an iPhone & the AirPods Pro 2
Let us know how it goes. I am very skeptical the technology is good enough for that type of usage.
It’s really great to see the update process for these things still includes a substantial amount of hopes and prayers - so much more preferable than a ****ing update button in settings
Same here. I've tried everything over the last day or so, played the AirPods for several minutes, plugged them and the iPhone into USB-C and put them next to each other overnight, nada, nothing. The case version is the only one that is updated.
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Agree. Apple just does bizarre things sometimes. Is it so hard to provide a force update button? Everyone has to hop on one foot, while patting their head inside a pentagram made out of candles.It’s really great to see the update process for these things still includes a substantial amount of hopes and prayers - so much more preferable than a ****ing update button in settings
Still baffled why firmware updates don’t just occur as iOS updates - why hide the process / information? I have an iPhone 16 Pro Max would IOS 26 and AirPods Pro USB-C version - phone is connected via bluetooth to the AirPods Pro and phone is connected to WiFi and the AirPods pro are connected also to a power source via USB C. All beside each other.
I seem to have found and issue with Apple’s firmware update method - https://support.apple.com/en-au/106340 as everyone knows with the AirPods pro, closing the case breaks the bluetooth connection (disconnects them). Apple says “Make sure your AirPods are connected via Bluetooth to your iPhone, iPad or Mac.”, however the bluetooth connection only works when the lid is open as this initiates it. Closing the lid disconnects the Airpods bluetooth connection.
Why such a long-winded procedure when iPhone updates are simple?
I seem to have found and issue with Apple’s firmware update method - https://support.apple.com/en-au/106340 as everyone knows with the AirPods pro, closing the case breaks the bluetooth connection (disconnects them). Apple says “Make sure your AirPods are connected via Bluetooth to your iPhone, iPad or Mac.”, however the bluetooth connection only works when the lid is open as this initiates it. Closing the lid disconnects the Airpods bluetooth connection.
Why such a long-winded procedure when iPhone updates are simple?
I still have 8A308b for the Case Version and 8A293c for the Airpods version. Has anyone figured out how to fix this? I was on developer beta 1-3, but when developer beta 4 came out I waited and updated to public beta 1. I suspect that has something to do with it. I tried to switch back to developer beta, but they are the same build, so it doesn't do anything. Is there a way to force this update?
Has anyone else had any issues with getting the beta updates option to show up in the AirPods Pro 2 settings on an iPhone 13, running the iOS 26 public beta? It’s been a few days, but the option still doesn’t show up for me.
I don’t have a Mac, so that workaround mentioned in previous comments won’t work for me either.
I don’t have a Mac, so that workaround mentioned in previous comments won’t work for me either.
Nope. I even downgraded to the previous dev beta 4 from public beta 1, left it on a for while, nothing, then let it update to the 2nd release of dev beta 4 and left it overnight. Still only the case version has updated.
It finally did it. I had to leave my AirPods Pro 2 at home, left came back and checked the version numbers again and it was updated. Only took 3-4 days!
To clarify the issue I’m having, the “AirPods Beta Updates” option isn’t even showing up in my AirPods Pro 2 settings. Not sure if I’m missing any specific step to get that option to show up.
