Apple retains including useful new options to AirPods Professional 2, however this newest firmware replace is greater than most—it’s all to get them prepared for the large iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia replace subsequent week.
The brand new firmware model is 7A294 (the earlier model was 6F8) and it’s obtainable for each the Lightning and USB-C variants of the 2nd-gen AirPods Professional. Apple describes the replace as follows:
When used with an iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia, and watchOS 11-supported iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch, AirPods Professional 2 firmware replace 7A294 makes the hands-free expertise much more seamless by with the ability to nod your head “sure” or shake your head “no” to answer Siri bulletins like calls, messages, and notifications.
This replace additionally provides Voice Isolation to calls with AirPods Professional 2 to assist make sure you come throughout clearly by eradicating background noise round you for whoever you’re talking to.
Avid gamers additionally now have the very best wi-fi audio latency Apple has ever delivered for cell gaming and might take pleasure in improved voice high quality, together with 16-bit, 48kHz audio, when chatting with teammates and different gamers.
As well as, this replace contains efficiency enhancements to Personalised Quantity with AirPods Professional 2.
In different phrases, that is the firmware that provides all of the previously introduced new options to AirPods Professional. At its September “Glowtime” occasion, Apple unveiled different new options together with Listening to Safety, a clinical-grade listening to check, and a listening to assist operate. These are coming in a software program replace later this yr.
There isn’t a method to drive an improve to the brand new firmware; it would routinely set up when the AirPods are of their case and charging. It may possibly take hours and even days to get the newest firmware. When you haven’t used your AirPods in a very long time, taking them out of their case and utilizing them for a couple of minutes earlier than placing them again in and on the charger might assist pace issues up.
To see what firmware model your AirPods are operating, you possibly can open the Settings app, choose your linked AirPods (close to the highest), scroll down previous all of the choices to the About part, and have a look at the Model line. You may also discover this info in Basic > About > AirPods Professional.