Taimur Asad·

USB-C AirPods Max 2 Getting Lossless Audio And Improved Latency

Apple has today announced that it is adding support for lossless audio to the AirPods Max headphones, while the company also confirmed that ultra-low latency support is also coming.

This new announcement applies to the new AirPods Max with USB-C with Apple also confirming that it is launching a $39 cable with USB-C on one end and a 3.5mm headphone connector on the other.

The headline feature is support for lossless audio which will be a huge boon for people who like that kind of thing.

With this update, AirPods Max will unlock 24-bit, 48 kHz lossless audio, preserving the integrity of original recordings and allowing listeners to experience music the way the artist created it in the studio. Lossless audio also extends to Personalized Spatial Audio to deliver a more sonically accurate, uncompressed, and immersive experience, and users can enjoy more than 100 million songs in lossless audio with Apple Music.

In terms of ultra-low latency, Apple says that it will be of benefit to those who use their AirPods Max to stream or create music specifically. The announcement news post notes “no response delay” which means there will be no reason to use traditional wired headphones instead of AirPods Max anymore.

Gamers and livestreamers can also benefit from ultra-low latency audio, which significantly lowers lag time, and is on par with the native built-in speakers on Mac, iPad, and iPhone. With no response delay, gameplay and livestreaming become reliably smooth and even more immersive for users.

The new features will be available as part of the iOS 18.4 software update this April alongside iPadOS 18.4 and macOS Sequoia 15.4.

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