AirPods get five new features in iOS 26, but three require an H2 chip

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By Ryan ChristoffelJul 8, 2025, 2:11 pm244 pts
The days of buying headphones and getting a static feature set are long gone. Since the launch of AirPods Pro 2 in particular, Apple has consistently upgraded AirPods products with new features via firmware. In iOS 26, there are five more new features coming—but more than half are exclusive to AirPods with an…

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