On Monday morning, Apple unveiled a new capability for its USB-C AirPods Max: starting with iOS 18.4, the headphones will support lossless audio playback, delivering ultra-low latency listening through a wired connection.

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	Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Apple brings back wired lossless playback to USB-C AirPods Max MacDailyNews Mar 24   READ IN APP   AirPods Max On Monday morning, Apple unveiled a new capability for its USB-C AirPods Max: starting with iOS 18.4, the headphones will support lossless audio playback, delivering ultra-low latency listening through a wired connection. For the first time, the USB-C AirPods Max will offer wired audio playback, a feature absent when the headphones launched last September. Michael Burkhardt for 9to5Mac: ‎ A lot of people might not have known this, but Lightning AirPods Max actually supported wired audio playback from the beginning. Since the introduction in 2020, you were able to use a Lightning to 3.5mm cable (which Apple happily sold for $35) – and connect your AirPods Max to any device with a 3.5mm headphone jack. This feature was interestingly missing from USB-C AirPods Max. If you relied on a wired connection with your old AirPods Max sometimes, you’d no longer have that flexibility with the new pair. This was disappointing for a number of USB-C AirPods Max buyers… However, that’ll no longer be the case in April with iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, and macOS 15.4. With a new software update, AirPods Max will now be capable of lossless audio over USB-C – enabling wired playback on the USB-C variant for the very first time. ‎ MacDailyNews Take: Apple taketh away, but Apple also giveth back at a later date! ‎ Please help support MacDailyNews — and enjoy subscriber-only articles, comments, chat, and more — by subscribing to our Substack: macdailynews.substack.com. Thank you! Support MacDailyNews at no extra cost to you by using this link to shop at Amazon. The post Apple brings back wired lossless playback to USB-C AirPods Max appeared first on MacDailyNews. Invite your friends and earn rewards If you enjoy MacDailyNews, share it with your friends and earn rewards when they subscribe. Invite Friends   Like Comment Restack   © 2025 MacDailyNews 548 Market Street PMB 72296, San Francisco, CA 94104 Unsubscribe