- Public beta for Airpods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 is now available
- Apply the usual beta warnings: Use at your own risk
- Requires iOS 26, iPados 26 or macOS 26
Last week, Apple opened the Public Beta program for all its latest operating systems, allowing you to try next -generation software that will officially launch at the end of this year.
And there is also a beta version for the next generation of Airpods software. That is unusual, because Apple normally does not emit Betas Airpods, but is available in the same place as the other betas in beta.apple.com through the public betas iOS 26, iPados 26 and Macos 26. We have a guide on how to install the beta iOS 26 here, if the device to try it.
Ought You try? Yes, and not too.
Let’s start with mandatory beta warning.
Installing Beta software can cause unexpected problems, give it a bad hair day and alarm your pets
Beta software is unfinished software, and that means that Apple assumes absolutely no responsibility for anything that can go wrong. You can do strange things with some of your applications, you can have small or massive insects, and for what I can say, there is no way to reverse the airpod firmware update if you find that your airpods worsens; You will only have to wait for Apple to fix what is necessary.
There is also the fact that to obtain the airpods update, you must install the beta version of iOS 26 / iPados 26 / Macos 26, which has broader implications: it is strongly recommended that you do not install betas on any device that depends daily. If a beta version causes your device not to respond completely, can you live without it?
So with that said …
What is in the new Airpods beta and what airpods can you install it?
The beta version is only available for Airpods Pro 2, AirPods 4 and AirPods 4 with ANC, presumably because all the features that require beta tests need the H2 chip that these models have.
There are five key updates here:
- Sleep detection that can automatically pause the audio when nods
- “Study Quality” voice recording
- Camera shutter control and starting video recording
- Most intelligent automatic change with carplay
- Improved Voice Quality on Calls
When appropriate, you will obtain new options in the configuration to control some of these characteristics, for example, to activate or disable sleep detection or configure the camera shutter control.
How to install Airpods beta update
First, you will need to install iOS 26, Ipados 26 or Macos 26 Public Beta de Beta.apple.com. Once you have done that, open your Airpods case and let them do the usual connection. If then go to the AirPods page in the configuration, you must see a message under the image of the Airpods that tells you that beta software updates are available.
If you omit this time, the option will move to an beta update link below Airpods configuration.
From there it is just a lever: Touch the Beta Beta button updates to make it green and the update will be installed whenever its airpods are still near and connected.
