There's a new Apple Support doc about AirPods updates Spoiler: You're doing it correctly already If things go wrong, try, try again Apple's AirPods, AirPods Pro and AirPods Max aren't like other Apple products: where iPhones,

Rather than leave it up to chance, you can take steps to update your specific AirPods model to the latest software version.

After years of users guessing how to update AirPods firmware, Apple finally explained the official steps to get the latest version.