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What I want to see from headphones, earbuds, and the audio industry in 2026

The audio industry delivered on its promises in 2025, adding Auracast to Android and making Spotify lossless a reality. But ...
Android

The AirPods Max are getting lossless and ultra-low latency audio

The Apple Airpods Max are approaching half a decade of life, the only major news we’ve gotten about them since launch was about the new USB-C version. Other than that, news about these has been pretty ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Lossless audio explained, and whether it’s worth it

Streaming services and hi-fi brands now promote “lossless” music as the new gold standard, promising studio-grade sound in ...
Android

AirPods Max’s lossless audio update has been delayed

Summary: Apple has delayed the AirPods Max’s new software update that would’ve brought the lossless audio feature. The new firmware is technically live on the company’s servers, but users aren’t able ...
MacRumors

Apple Releases New AirPods Max Firmware With Lossless and Low-Latency Audio Support [Updated]

Update 4/2/25: Apple has updated an AirPods support page to indicate that the AirPods Max (USB-C) firmware update version 7E99 is now "coming soon." The original article continues below. Apple today ...
Android Police

Spotify's lossless tier might be really expensive

Rajesh started following the latest happenings in the world of Android around the release of the Nexus One and Samsung Galaxy S. After flashing custom ROMs and kernels on his beloved Galaxy S, he ...