Apple pulls AirPods Max Lossless firmware update
Just days after rolling out iOS 18.4 to all users and updating the AirPods Max with new firmware to enable lossless audio, Tim Cook’s Apple has revised its AirPods firmware page to state that the update is now “coming soon.” This is the second instance this week of the company retracting software following its release, having previously done the same with watchOS 11.4.
With that, Apple pulled the AirPods Max firmware update for USB-C model owners. At the time of this writing, it’s unclear what went wrong with the firmware seeded by the company. Still, it’s possible that the delay won’t last long.
Last week, Apple announced that the USB-C AirPods Max would finally get a major feature differentiating it from the original AirPods Max model. Despite the same internal specs, the new USB-C port could finally unlock lossless audio capability…
Cupertino said AirPods Max would soon be capable of 24-bit, 48 kHz lossless audio, which preserves the integrity of original recordings. In addition, it would be possible to listen to lossless audio while still enjoying personalized spatial audio.
MacDailyNews Take: Tim Cook’s Apple is like a misfiring engine, we’re all along for the bucking, stalling ride, pressing the gas pedal but going nowhere fast.
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