Apple’s AirPods, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max regularly receive over-the-air firmware updates that are installed via an iPhone, iPad, or Mac, but for those who don’t have an Apple device, there’s no way to get new firmware on their own.
In an updated AirPods firmware support document, Apple today addressed this situation, recommending that those without an Apple device visit an Apple Store or an Apple Authorized Service Provider to update their firmware. From the supporting document:
If you don’t have an Apple device nearby, you can make an appointment at an Apple Store or an Apple Authorized Service Provider to update your firmware.
Visiting a retail location just for the firmware is inconvenient, but it stands to reason that most people who own AirPods have an Apple device of some kind. Android users and PC users won’t be able to install firmware updates from their devices because Apple doesn’t create any kind of AirPods management app for those platforms. Apple has a Beats app for Android devices that allows for firmware updates.
In addition to today’s AirPods update, Apple added this absurd sentence to the AirPods page: “If you don’t have an Apple device nearby, you can make an appointment at an Apple Store or with an Apple Authorized Service Provider to update your firmware” https ://t.co/78Im4WSWRD — Aaron (@aaronp613) April 11, 2023
Apple also updated the document to clarify that firmware updates are installed automatically when AirPods are charging and within range of an iPhone, iPad, or Mac that’s connected to WiFi.
New AirPods firmware was released today, with firmware 5E133 bringing bug fixes and other improvements to AirPods 2, AirPods 3, AirPods Pro, AirPods Pro 2, and AirPods Max.
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