New AirPods firmware public beta now available as iOS 26.1 nears<div class="feat-image">

</div><p>This summer, Apple launched its
first ever public beta for AirPods firmware. And today, ahead of iOS 26.1’s upcoming release, the company has shipped new public beta firmware for testing on select AirPods models.</p>
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New AirPods firmware public beta now available as iOS 26.1 nears