Apple gives AirPods another mysterious firmware update (opens in new tab)

While most of us are looking ahead to the new on our devices, Apple isn’t done with iOS 26 just yet. Earlier this week, Apple issued the for testing, and on Tuesday, it pushed out a for AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods Pro 3 users. As is usually the case, we don’t know what it does, only that it offers “bug fixes and other improvements.” The new version number is 8B41, up from 8B39 for the AirPods Pro 2, which was issued in March, and 8B40 for the ‌AirPods Pro 3‌, which were last updated in May. The...