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Following this week’s WWDC 2022 keynote, Apple released new beta firmware for several AirPod models, including the second-gen AirPods, third-gen AirPods, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max. Apple says the beta firmware includes improvements to of automatic switching as well as various bug fixes and stability fixes. The new beta firmware is version number 5.0 and build number 5A5282d, higher than 4.4 and 4E71.
Apple says the AirPods beta firmware will allow development of AirPods-related features on iOS and macOS and allow Apple to debug issues. Apple hasn’t provided additional details on specific improvements to auto-switching in the latest beta.
Apple Developer Program members can access the beta firmware with installation instructions from the More Downloads page of Apple’s developer site. The beta firmware doesn’t appear to be available for the first-gen AirPods.
To install the beta firmware, Apple says developers need an iPhone running iOS 16 beta, a Mac running macOS Ventura beta, Xcode 14 beta, and supported AirPods. Developers need to pair the AirPods with an iPhone, connect the iPhone to a Mac with a Lightning cable, launch Xcode 14 Beta on the Mac, navigate to Settings → Developer, and select Prerelease Beta Firmware in the AirPods Tests section.
Apple says it can take up to 24 hours for beta firmware to be received and installed on AirPods. Once installed, Apple says the beta firmware will continue to run on the AirPods until an updated non-beta software version is released. Any additional beta software updates will be automatically received in the meantime.
(Many Thanks, Robert Bentley!)
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