Apple has started rolling out a new firmware update for its AirPods Pro 2. The AirPods Pro 2 earbuds is the company’s flagship TWS earbuds launched back in September. It has now started getting a new firmware update, which further improves the device’s music experience. The new update for the AirPods Pro 2 has the firmware build number 5B58. Other AirPods are yet to get updated, and they’re still on the firmware release 4E71.
Regarding the update changelog, Apple often doesn’t give a thorough changelog or update notes. Instead, the company provides a short changelog. However, there might be some significant tweaks and fixes made inside. Anyhow, the changelog for the most recent version of the AirPods Pro indicates that it is a “bug fixes and improvements” release. We expect the reported bugs will be fixed based on shared notes.
Some AirPods firmware updates have decreased the effectiveness of Active Noise Cancellation. Although the reason for Apple reducing this feature is unclear, rumours say that the company may be under pressure from pending litigation to do so in order to please patent trolls. There aren’t any formal statements on this subject, though.
It is worth mentioning that the AirPods don’t support the manual installation of the firmware and therefore, whenever your device will receive the update, it will be automatically installed. To check for the update, you can head over to Settings >> General >> About >> Select AirPods >> A menu will appear. You can see from the about settings if your device has been updated to the latest firmware.
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