Apple announced on Monday that USB-C-Equipped Max AirPods will soon receive an update that has been inexplicably left from the USB-C model: users will be able to play audio without loss and ultra-laté audio via a wired connection. The new feature will be in an update of the firmware when iOS 18.4, iPados 18.4 and MacOS Sequoia 15.4 will be published next week.
To use 24-bit loss without loss and 48 kHz and Ultra-Laté audio, the headphones must be connected to the audio source via a USB-C cable. When Apple updated AirPods Max with USB-C last September, the new USB-C port was activated only for the load. Airpods equipped with Lightning Max are not included in updating features.
The new loss -free audio support can be used with a personalized space audio for “a more sound, uncompressed and immersive experience”, according to an Apple press release. Lossless audio is a key feature for audio producers, while ultra-local audio is essential for live games and flows. Apple notes that Airpods Max will become “the only one
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Apple has also revealed a new USB-C audio cable of 1.2 meters at 3.5 mm for $ 39 / £ 39 £ / CA $ 55 / $ 65 AT and is now available in the Apple Store. The cable can be used to connect AirPods Max to the standard headphone audio ports found on devices, planes, Macs and other devices. The cable can also be used with iPhones and iPads to connect to an audio port in a car or on speakers.
Apple has established that it will regularly update AirPods with new features via firmware updates. Last October, Apple published hearing health functionalities for AirPods Pro 2 with the iOS 18.1 update. You can find out more about the features and new AirPods versions and to come in the igamesnews Airpods guide.
