Apple AirPods Max wireless headphones were launched about two years ago. While it is a premium headset that has received a lot of praise for its looks, sound quality and experience, there have been some complaints from users. For example, its case faced a lot of controversy due to its design and the AirPods Max do not offer lossless functionality even when wired. On the other hand, many users have also encountered problems with the degradation of the active noise cancellation feature.
According to 9to5 Mac, The Verge, at least after Apple released the 4E71 firmware update in May, more and more AirPods Max users are now convinced that the headphones’ active noise cancellation has gotten worse.
Many users are calling the 4E71 firmware “garbage” and can hear themselves typing, birds chirping, cars on the street, heavy objects clanking at the gym, and other external noises they’ve never heard before after updating the 4E71 firmware. Some users have gone to the Apple Retail Store to get new headphones after the active noise cancellation experience has also dropped a lot.
So far, there seems to be no way to improve the active noise cancellation on AirPods Max. Some users have tried fixing the advanced headphones or resetting the personalized space audio on iOS 16, but that doesn’t seem to be working.
Apple is currently testing a new firmware update for the AirPods Max wireless headphones. While it has been discovered that the headphones will feature a new LC3 codec to improve audio calls, it’s unclear if Apple is actively working on improving the active noise cancellation feature.
