After the WWDC 2022 keynote speech, apple pushed a new test firmware for the second generation airpods, the third generation airpods, the airpods pro and the airpods max The version number of the new beta firmware is 5.0 and the build number is 5a5282d. Users can upgrade from 4.4 and 4e71.
Apple said that the airpods beta firmware can develop airpods related functions on IOS and MacOS, and allow apple to debug problems. This improvement mainly improves automatic switching, fixes various errors and improves stability. Members of the Apple Developer program can download more ”Page to access the beta firmware with complete installation instructions. The beta firmware does not appear to be applicable to the first generation airpods.
Apple said that to install the beta firmware, developers need an [iphone] running the IOS 16 beta( https://apple.pvxt.net/c/1251234/435400/7639?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.apple.com%2Fcn%2Fiphone%2F ) , a Mac running MacOS Ventura beta, Xcode 14 beta, and supported airpods. The developer must pair the airpods with the iPhone, connect the iPhone to the Mac with the lightning cable, start the Xcode 14 beta on the Mac, navigate to settings → developer, and select the pre release beta firmware in the airpods test section.
Apple said it might take 24 hours to receive the beta firmware and install it on the airpods. Apple said that once installed, the beta firmware will continue to run on airpods until the updated non beta software is released. Any additional beta software updates will be automatically received during this period.
In addition, according to the feedback of Weibo users, airpods now appears in the primary directory of the device
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