Apple has announced that it will begin offering public betas of AirPods firmware updates for the first time.
Public testers will be able to install and test beta versions of AirPods firmware update via the Apple Beta Software Program, no Apple Developer account will be required.
“New public betas for iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26, tvOS 26, HomePod software 26, watchOS 26, and AirPods Firmware are coming soon,” says Apple.
Apple announced the new beta program in a press release, where it said that the first AirPods firmware public beta will be available in July.
All of these features are available for testing starting today through the Apple Developer Program at developer.apple.com, and a public beta will be available through the Apple Beta Software Program next month at beta.apple.com.
Apple already released a developer beta of an upcoming firmware update for the AirPods 4 and AirPods Pro 2 last week.
