AirPods get five new features in iOS 26, but three require an H2 chip<div class="feat-image">
</div><p>The days of buying headphones and getting a static feature set
are long gone. Since the launch of AirPods Pro 2 in particular, Apple has consistently upgraded AirPods products with new features via firmware. In iOS 26, there are
five more new features coming—but more than half are exclusive to AirPods with an H2 chip.</p>
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AirPods get five new features in iOS 26, but three require an H2 chip
