AirPods Pro hearing aid features reach five Canadian provinces with iOS 27.2
iOS 27.2 brings the free Hearing Aid feature to AirPods Pro 2 and Pro 3 owners in five provinces. Ontario isn't one of them.
Thursday, Oct 1
AirPods 5 batteries can finally be replaced, iFixit's teardown finds
iFixit scores AirPods 5 a 2 out of 10, the first AirPods above zero.
Sunday, Sep 27
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Custom EQ is live on AirPods 4, 5, Pro 2, Pro 3 and Max 2
AirPods Pro finally got a three-band EQ in iOS 27, and even a small bass boost makes them sound like different earbuds.
Tuesday, Sep 22
The $349.99 Beats 360 bring AirPods-style switching and swappable cushions
Beats 360 beats Studio Pro on ANC, battery, and volume, but won't pause when you take them off.
Monday, Sep 21
Reviewers agree the $149 AirPods 5 is the one to buy
Both AirPods 5 models now include ANC and Live Translation, with the cheaper $129 version hard to pass up over the $149 one.
Tuesday, Sep 15
Noise cancellation is now standard on the $129 AirPods 5
The cheapest AirPods now cancel noise, and it's clearly better than on the AirPods 4. The sound still isn't AirPods Pro 3 quality.
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AirPods firmware 9A348 adds custom EQ to Pro 3 and AirPods 4
Custom EQ is here for AirPods Pro 3, AirPods 4 and AirPods Max 2. AirPods Pro 2 get the firmware, not the EQ.
Thursday, Sep 10
The cheaper AirPods 5 matches the battery of the pair it replaces
Apple claims half again as much noise cancelling as the AirPods 4, across two models at $129 and $149.
Wednesday, Sep 9
AirPods 5 are rated IP57 for water and dust, like the Pro 3
Apple wouldn't put a number on it at the event. Its own spec sheet says IP57, the same rating as the Pro 3.
Apple moved the AirPods upsell from noise cancellation to the case
Noise cancellation is standard at $129 now. The $20 upgrade buys wireless charging and a volume control on the stem.
AirPods 5 arrive with better noise cancellation and no cameras
Noise cut by half, on-stem volume back, and $129 buys the base pair on September 18.
Wednesday, Sep 2
AirPods Pro 3 can run a gym workout without the watch
Tap the treadmill with your iPhone and AirPods Pro 3 read your heart rate. No watch on your wrist.
Monday, Aug 31
The camera AirPods would outrank Face ID for head tracking
Apple's camera AirPods will outrank Face ID as the head-tracking source, and that's buried in code two years before the hardware ships.
Tuesday, Aug 25
Apple's cheap AirPods arrive next month, in two versions
AirPods 5 land in two versions at the September event, a year earlier than reporting had them.
Monday, Aug 24
A merged branch is how Apple leaked itself
Home devices, iPhones, iPads, AirPods and Macs, plus a video, all sitting in a finished build.
Sunday, Aug 23
The camera AirPods are not coming this year
Supply chain problems and unfinished software are behind the hold. Employees were testing them internally in the spring.
Friday, Aug 21
The camera AirPods code belongs to the pair Apple canceled
The code says one megapixel per side, synchronized, with a status light and person detection. This is not a camera for photos.
Custom EQ is coming to four AirPods models
The Pro 2, AirPods 4 and Max 2 are on the list too. Custom EQ and an Adaptive mode slider come with iOS 27.
Wednesday, Aug 19
The AirPods 5 codenames leaked out of macOS 26.7
Apple seeded the macOS 26.7 release candidate on Monday and more than ten unreleased products fell out of it, the AirPods 5 codenames included.
Tuesday, Aug 18
The unannounced camera AirPods already have a demo video
Apple left a demo video for camera AirPods in a shipping macOS build. Two projects are in the code, only one is close.