A big part of the viewing experience for me is audio, and that's the reason I have a 5.1.2 Dolby Atmos surround sound setup in my living room. When I pop in a 4K Blu-ray, I know I

A bug in iOS 18.4 stopped AirPods Max promised lossless update from working Apple has fixed the issue with firmware 7E101 You'll need your iPhone, iPad or Mac and your charging cable What do you call an Apple update that doesn't work?

When iOS 18.4 arrived earlier this week, AirPods Max users were likely the quickest to update after Apple announced last week that a new AirPods Max firmware update released at the same time would bring lossless audio and ultra-low latency audio to AirPods Max for the first time via the bundled USB-C cable.

That took a while, but it's finally real: Apple's AirPods Max over-the-ear headphones now support lossless audio. Apple announced the upgrade in late March, and now the new firmware for the AirPods Max is out, adding support for lossless audio, as well as ultra-low latency audio, for AirPods Max.

Apple has rolled out a few new features in tvOS 18.4, bringing some new smart home support, expanded audio features, and even changed up some of the Apple TV app interface.

Apple announced a wired lossless audio update for the USB-C model of the AirPods Max just the other day, and the update has just become available for install. The update in question (via MacRumors) is version 7E99 — so that's the one to watch out for in your settings menu to make sure you've got the update.

After a botched software update, Apple is sending out new AirPods Max update to enable lossless audio over USB.

Apple has updated an AirPods support page to indicate that the AirPods Max (USB-C) firmware update version 7E99 is now

Apple announced that its AirPods Max (USB-C) would get lossless audio and ultra-low latency with iOS 18.4. However, due to a bug, users weren't able to install it. The issue is now resolved, and Apple has released firmware version 7E101,