iOS 17 makes the iPhone more useful, but several new features with limited region and language support won't be broadly available to everyone at launch.
AirPods Pro
In the works: New AirPods Max and Pro, hearing test, health sensors and more
A new case for the AirPods Pro will drop this fall alongside the upcoming iPhone 15 family, featuring charging over USB-C instead of Lightning.
4 AirPods features in iOS 17 that don’t work on Apple’s pricey AirPods Max headphones
The AirPods Max cannot keep up with Apple’s latest audio enhancements, with only two new AirPods features in iOS 17 officially supported on the over-ear headphones.
DarkPods forces any iPhone’s AirPods pairing interface to obey the dark mode setting
Dark mode applies to several facets of the iOS mobile operating system, except for those inconvenient places where it doesn’t. One of those places would be the AirPods pairing interface, which includes several different makes and models of AirPods from the standard ones to the noise cancelling AirPods Pro and AirPods Max.
Recent AirPods and Beats firmwares patched a major Bluetooth vulnerability
Apple patched a Bluetooth vulnerability on its AirPods and Beats models that could let an attacker within Bluetooth range gain access to the headphones.
Don’t own an iPhone, iPad or Mac? Apple stores can now update your AirPods firmware
An iPhone, iPad or Mac is needed to refresh AirPods software, but folks without one can now visit Apple's retail stores to have their AirPods firmware updated.
Apple updates the firmware on all AirPods, AirPods Pro and AirPods Max models
The latest firmware for the AirPods, AirPods Pro and AirPods Max models is apparently a maintenance release with no new user-facing features.
Kuo: AirPods Pro to gain a USB-C charging case this fall, regular AirPods in 2024
The AirPods Pro should adopt USB-C charging this year but don't expect the third-generation AirPods to pick up a USB-C version of its charging case before 2024.
How to pair AirPods and other Bluetooth audio devices with Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch has a built-in audio system so that you can game on the go, but when your surroundings are obnoxious enough, you won’t get to enjoy it as much as you could in a quiet setting. Fortunately, you can pair Bluetooth audio devices with your Nintendo Switch to help immerse you in your game’s sounds, such as AirPods, or better yet, Apple’s flagship noise cancelling AirPods Pro 2.
This free tweak fixes a frustrating bug with AirPods firmware 5b58 and iOS 13
Jailbreakers using older versions of iOS, especially the likes of iOS 13, may recognize a problem with AirPods firmware version 5b58 that results in an unexpected crash of bluetoothd while using the accessory.
How to stop music from pausing when you take one AirPod out of your ears
All AirPods, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max have automatic ear or head detection. Because of this, when you pull out one or both AirPods from your ear, it automatically stops the media playback on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Watch.
If you don't like this, we'll show you how to turn this feature off. After that, music, video, or podcasts won't pause even when you take out one AirPod out of your your ear.
What to do if one AirPod sounds louder than the other
If one of your AirPods, either left or right, is sounding quieter than the other, here are some helpful solutions to fix this problem.
This tutorial applies to all models like AirPods (1st, 2nd, 3rd generation) and AirPods Pro (1st and 2nd generation).