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AirPods Max in 2025? The biggest rumors hint at familiar flaws, big upgrades, and a pro-level surprise


Apple's 2025 software update for AirPods Max finally addresses one of the product's most notable shortcomings.

What they do best -- pairing quickly and working seamlessly across my phone, laptop, desktop, and tablet -- is the thing that makes me prefer the AirPods Max to all other over-the-ear headphones. Gamers also benefited from the ultra-low-latency audio via the USB-C cable to the AirPods Max, which reduced lag to near zero, matching the same experience you'd get on a Mac, iPad, or iPhone when playing sound through the built-in speakers. And when you pair the AirPods Max with an M4 iPad Pro that has a Tandem OLED screen, the quality of the audio and video experience you get feels like it could almost rival a high-quality digital movie theater.

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