Apple has launched an AirPods firmware public beta, bringing iOS 26 features to users ahead of their fall launch. Here’s everything new.

First of all you'll need to install the iOS 26, iPadOS 26 or macOS 26 public beta from beta.apple.com. Once you've done that, open your AirPods case and let them do the usual connecting thing. If you then go to the AirPods page in Settings, you should see a message below the image of the AirPods telling you that beta software updates are available.

Apple today provided public beta testers with updated beta firmware for the AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4, allowing them to test the new