As many AirPod homeowners most likely know, Apple’s wi-fi headphones, whereas undoubtedly good gadgets, can have issues identical to some other piece of know-how. When it involves points with firmware, although, the gadgets generally is a little bit of a ache to repair on condition that there’s no guide approach to replace them. That’s set to alter early subsequent week.

In a Twitter post on Friday, leaker Stella Fudge revealed that Apple was releasing an AirPods firmware updater software in a bid to assist resolve particular issues with the gadgets. AirPods that are of their charging circumstances and linked to an influence source are speculated to obtain the newest firmware promptly when it’s out there, however that doesn’t all the time occur. The firmware updater was later confirmed by MacRumors, which obtained an inside Apple memo describing the software.

Don’t get too excited. This doesn’t imply you’ll have a available software to repair your AirPods at residence after they malfunction due to a firmware concern.

According to Stella Fudge and MacRumors, the software will solely be rolling out to Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers. It is not going to be out there to customers and there’s no indication that Apple will change its thoughts about that right now. The outlet said that the firmware updater will grow to be out there to shops and suppliers starting early subsequent week.

So, what issues will the firmware updater be used for? MacRumors explains that technicians will probably be ready power the gadgets to obtain the newest firmware to attempt to resolve sure points, similar to if one in all a person’s AirPods didn’t replace appropriately. They will even have the ability to assist AirPod customers that don’t use Apple gadgets who’re experiencing drawbacks, in addition to customers that obtained a substitute AirPod Pro or charging case with a unique firmware model than the one of their possession.

It’s at the moment unclear what AirPod fashions Apple’s new firmware updater software can be utilized with. MacRumors studies that technicians can apply it to AirPods Pro with a wi-fi charging case or MagSafe charging case, however whether or not it may be used with different fashions is an open query. I suppose we’ll discover out quickly.