Many are the users that every time Apple releases a new update to iOS, iPadOS or watchOS, they quickly install it, a rush that is not recommended Yes, the update includes a failure, they will be the first to suffer it and, probably, be forced to restore the device.
However, to update the AirPods to the new firmware updates that Apple releases periodically, the owners of these devices, can do nothing but wait to be updated automatically, a process that is usually carried out when we charge the charging case and the iPhone, although not always.
Apple is launching an AirPods Firmware Updater tool! After all these years of waiting its coming!
There's a catch though.
It's only available to Apple Technicians. It's also only intended for people who use AirPods with non-Apple stuff, or AirPods that got mismatched firmware.
- Stella - Fudge (@StellaFudge) December 10, 2021
Apple seems to have finally realized that this process is not the best of all and has created a tool that force firmware updates on AirPods. However, this tool is not available to any user.
According to the well-known filter Fudge, this application, called AirPods Firmware Updater, force manual update to newer firmware versions available for this range of headphones, including the AirPods, AirPods Pro and AirPods Max range.
This application It is only available to technicians who work in the Apple Store and in the hundreds of authorized repairs. If the AirPods stop working, the technicians who have this tool at their disposal, can force the new updates to try to fix the problem without being forced to replace the product.
At the moment, there are no details about how the app works or how it connects to AirPodsAs with the exception of the AirPods Max, the rest of the AirPods range does not have a diagnostic port
