Apple AirPods

AirPods Pro 3 just arrived last fall, but reporting indicates Apple has another new AirPods Pro model coming this year. Here are three rumored new features.

The long-awaited AirPods Max 2 are finally here. Below you’ll find a comparison of all the differences between AirPods Max 2 and the previous AirPods Max models with both USB-C and Lightning.

Apple’s 50th birthday is also the official release date for one new Apple product: AirPods Max 2. Apple announced the new headphones in March before opening pre-orders and quoting deliveries on April 1. AirPods Max 2 can be purchased at Apple Store locations starting today as well.

AirPods Max 2 arrive in stores tomorrow (read our 9to5Mac review here), and ahead of their launch, Apple has shipped new firmware for the headphones.

The first reviews of AirPods Max 2 dropped today, and I’m a big fan of the improved ANC, Adaptive Audio support, and sound quality.

In a new interview, Apple has shed more light on the engineering work behind AirPods Max, including the H2 chip and upgraded ANC.

After a five-year wait, AirPods Max 2 have officially arrived. They aren’t a dramatic rethink of the product or the form factor, but they bring some much-needed modernization courtesy of the new H2 chip inside.

I’ve been wearing AirPods Max for the last 6 days, here’s what I think.

iPhone users wearing headphones can now instantly translate conversations across more than 70 languages using Google Translate. Here’s how it works.

The third of Apple’s three anticipated developments this week has arrived. Apple’s recently announced AirPods Max 2 headphones are now available for pre-order.

Apple launched iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, macOS 26.4, and more software updates today, and now the company has also debuted new firmware for AirPods Pro 3, AirPods Pro 2, and more.

AirPods have long supported touch controls via the earbuds’ stems, but the list of supported actions and gestures has grown substantially over time—including in iOS 26. Here are all of the 10+ hidden controls now offered by AirPods Pro.

Apple unveiled AirPods Max 2 earlier this week, with lots of new features to entice upgrades from prior AirPods Max models. If you’re on the fence about AirPods Max 2, you should know that another new model might be coming next year.

Apple made a surprise announcement this morning for AirPods Max 2. This is the first real update to Apple’s over-ear headphones since they launched in 2020, with the new H2 chip enabling some much-needed new features.

There are, however, plenty of things that haven’t changed with AirPods Max 2.

Apple has announced the official AirPods Max successor today. Years after the original model was introduced, AirPods Max 2 are here.

Apple reportedly has several different AI wearable products in the works, with a new AirPods Pro 3 model with IR cameras expected to be the first. Here’s why AirPods as Apple’s first AI wearable makes a lot of sense.

AirPods Pro 3 launched just a few months ago, but rumors indicate there’s a second model coming this year with one key upgrade: IR cameras. Here are the details.

According to a new report from Bloomberg, Apple is “accelerating” its development of three new wearable products, including smart glasses, an AI pendant, and camera-equipped AirPods.

These products, the report says, are being “built around the Siri digital assistant.”

Apple has new AirPods coming this year, though some models will have to wait a bit longer for an update. Here’s the latest launch timing for new AirPods Pro, AirPods Max 2, and AirPods 5.

Excessive use of in-ear headphones like AirPods can result in hearing damage and ear infections, warn audiologists.

They recommend a simple guideline to reduce the risks of noise-induced hearing loss, tinnitus, and sound sensitivity – known as the 60/60 rule …

Apple has new beta firmware available today for AirPods Pro 3, AirPods Pro 2, and AirPods 4. Here are the details.

Update 2/16/26: The firmware shipped to developers on February 12, but now today on February 16, public beta testers received the same AirPods update.

One of the more persistent and long-standing Apple rumors has been the launch of new AirPods models with built-in cameras. Another leaker added their support for this idea just yesterday.

Exactly what role these cameras would perform has been the subject of much speculation, with some suggesting they will be used to support Apple Intelligence visual features. While that is certainly possible, I can’t help wondering whether the reports point to support for hand gestures similar to those used with Vision Pro …

Apple is rumored to have new AirPods Pro coming this year, and a leaker just corroborated the main new feature we’ve been expecting: built-in cameras.