![]() On the other hand, the AirPods Max do fully support Apple’s new Dolby Atmos Spatial Audio features, and while these appeared to work reasonably well on Monday evening when the first Spatial Audio tracks went live, there were a few complaints about the audio levels being a bit off on some of those tracks - in many cases a bit too low for listening comfortably. Since the HomePod speakers stream audio using AirPlay 2 over Wi-Fi, this is fully achievable via a software update, which is not the case with the Bluetooth-only AirPods Max. ![]() Instead, Apple mentioned only that updates would be coming later this fall to bring lossless audio to the HomePod mini - and presumably the original HomePod too, although Apple naturally isn’t saying much about that now-discontinued product. Fully lossless audio is basically impossible to achieve on Bluetooth headphones, and while Apple could have developed a higher bitrate codec to take us to near-lossless audio quality, we’re pretty sure the company would have been shouting it from the rooftops on Monday if this was in the cards. However, in light of this week’s launch of Dolby Atmos and Lossless Audio tracks on Apple Music, it’s a safe bet this update is designed to improve the listening experience for those tracks.įor those who are still hoping for Lossless Audio on their AirPods Max, it’s extremely unlikely it has anything to do with that. In fact, the firmware arrives so quietly that it could go unnoticed if it weren’t for eagle-eyed users who take the time to look for such things. What’s New in the Latest AirPods Max Update?Īs with every other firmware update for Apple’s AirPods lineup, there are no release notes to give us any insight into exactly what it’s supposed to do. This time around, however, there aren’t any major issues we’ve been hearing about from AirPods Max users, and our own have been working flawlessly, so this latest firmware update is much more likely about enhancing the experience rather than fixing problems. Normally, the AirPods Max will go into a low-power mode as soon as they’re placed in the smart case or anytime they’ve been sitting idle for five minutes, which should provide days of standby battery life under normal circumstances. ![]() In this case, many AirPods Max owners were waking up to find their headphones had drained almost completely overnight, even though they weren’t in use.Īlthough many blamed this on the lack of an actual power switch on the AirPods Max, clearly the problem in these situations was that the headphones weren’t going into their proper battery-saving standby mode. That said, the last - and only other - firmware update for the AirPods Max, build 3C39, was clearly released to address a battery drain issue that was plaguing some users. Identified as build 3E756, it’s unclear what the new firmware is designed to fix or address, but the timing of it is just too coincidental for us to assume it’s not related to Apple’s new Dolby Atmos and Lossless Audio features. It’s only been six months since the AirPods Max made their big debut, and now Apple is already pushing out a second firmware update for its premium on-ear headphones.
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