Apple Expands AirPods Beta Firmware to Public Testers on AirPods Pro 3, AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4
Eligible users opt in through AirPods settings for automatic background installation.
Overview
- The new beta carries build 8B5034f and Apple has not provided release notes describing changes.
- Access is limited to developers and public beta testers, with no general release announced.
- Support in this beta extends only to AirPods Pro 3, AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4, leaving other models out.
- Updates install in the background after opting into AirPods beta firmware in Settings, and there is no manual trigger.
- Apple first seeded the same build to developers on February 12, and any link to iOS 26.4 testing remains unconfirmed.