After a abbreviated hiccup , Apple has microcode update 5E133 for the 2nd- and 3rd - gen AirPods , 1st- and 2nd - gen AirPods Pro , and AirPods Max . The first - generation AirPods are still on 6.8.8 and have n’t been update since December 2019 .
According to Apple’srelease notes , the update , which follows several updates over the past calendar week includingiOS 16.4.1andmacOS 13.3.1 , contains the standard “ hemipteran fixes and other improvements . ” When Apple originally released the update on Tuesday , any attempt by the AirPods to install it returned an error . Apple quickly pulled the update and released a working edition .
How to update the AirPods firmware
Apple instal AirPods firmware automatically while charge , so it ’s potential the firmware is already installed . There is no way for the user to force the firmware update , so if it ’s not set up , plug your AirPods into a charger with your iPhone nearby and wait for the new microcode to instal .
Check the AirPods firmware version
Here is how you could see if the microcode is installed .
Bluetooth settings
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give theBluetoothtab in the options app on your iPhone .
Select your AirPods
depend for your AirPods in theMy Devicessection and tap the Info ( i ) icon .
Firmware version listing
Scroll down to theAboutsection . In the listing forVersion , you ’ll find the version identification number of the microcode for your AirPods .
