Apple AirPods Max could remain stuck in limbo with no upgrades planned, new report claims

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Mon, 25 Nov 2024 11:22:04 +0000

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Apple is not planning to make any significant changes to its AirPods Max headphones, a trustworthy Apple leaker claims.

FULL STORY ======================================================================The AirPods Max lack some features of Apples less expensive earphones A new
report says Apple has no concrete plans to change that It suggests Apples interest in its high-end headphones is waning

Apple updated the AirPods Max headphones in September this year, but the change was as small as it could get new color options appeared and the Lightning port was replaced with USB-C, but that was it. If youve been hoping for a more significant hardware upgrade, theres some bad news: it looks like the AirPods Max have a potentially long wait for any significant changes.

That idea was reported by Bloombergs Mark Gurman in the paid-for section of his Power On newsletter . There, Gurman said that Apple has no concrete plans to level up the hardware of the AirPods Max, at least in the near future.

The AirPods Max were first introduced in 2020 and have remained largely the same ever since. Beyond the minor color and USB-C changes that we saw in September, the Max are essentially the same device that debuted four years ago.

And Gurman says that sales of the AirPods Max are apparently too low for
Apple to consider making substantial changes to the device. But this raises the question: how will Apple stimulate a sales resurgence if it doesnt add
new features? Analysis: A baffling decision (Image credit: Apple)

Apples decision to not give the AirPods Max hardware a significant overhaul
is a baffling one considering its meant to be the pinnacle of Apples headphones experience. And its made even stranger when you consider some of the features that less expensive Apple earphones come with.

Take the lack of support for Adaptive Audio , for example. This feature automatically adjusts the volume of sounds around you as needed, and its a
key part of the less expensive AirPods Pro . Theres also no support for wirelessly listening to high-bitrate lossless audio, a flagship feature of Apple Music Classical , meaning the AirPods Max are not compatible with a key element of one of Apples own services.

The main reason these features (and more) are not available on the AirPods
Max is the fact that it still uses Apples H1 chip instead of the newer H2.
You would think that adding this to the AirPods Max would be a relatively straightforward and beneficial move on Apples part, but the company has declined to do it.

Until that changes, the AirPods Max will be missing some important functionality that Apples more affordable earphones offer. And with no major hardware changes on the horizon, it could be a while until we see that kind
of improvement. You might also like Apple's AirPods Max update was laughable, as is the price Apple AirPods Max review I'm done being rude to people thanks to Adaptive Audio on AirPods Pro 2



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