Apple AirPods Max (2024)

Apple AirPods Max (2024)

All the vivid details

AirPods Max deliver stunningly detailed, high-fidelity audio for an unparalleled listening experience. Each part of the custom-built driver works to produce sound with ultra-low distortion across the audible range — so you’ll hear every note with a new sense of clarity.

Pro‑level Active Noise Cancellation

With up to 2x more noise cancelled, pro‑level Active Noise Cancellation counters external sound with equal anti‑noise. With control over what you hear — and don’t hear — you can immerse yourself in music and podcasts, or simply stay focused, like never before.

Transparency mode

Press the noise control button to switch to Transparency mode, which lets outside sound in so you can interact naturally with your surroundings.

Automatic Switching and on-head detection

If you’re playing music on your Mac and take a call on your iPhone, AirPods Max automatically switch over. And AirPods Max pause audio when you take them off and resume playback when you put them back on.

Audio Sharing

With just a tap to connect, you can easily share an audio stream between two sets of AirPods on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple TV.

Always-on Siri

With Announce Notifications, Siri can automatically read important notifications from Messages, Phone, Calendar, Reminders, and more as they arrive.

Battery

Up to 20 hours of listening, movie watching, or talk time — with pro-level Active Noise Cancellation and Spatial Audio enabled. A quick 5‑minute charge delivers around 1.5 hours of listening.

Audio Technology

Apple-designed dynamic driver

Pro-level Active Noise Cancellation

Transparency mode

Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking

Adaptive EQ

Sensors

Optical sensor (each ear cup)

Position sensor (each ear cup)

Case-detect sensor (each ear cup)

Accelerometer (each ear cup)

Gyroscope (left ear cup)

Microphones

Nine microphones total:

Eight microphones for Active Noise Cancellation

Three microphones for voice pickup (two shared with Active Noise Cancellation and one additional microphone)

Chip

Apple H1 headphone chip (each ear cup)

Controls

Digital Crown

Turn for volume control

Press once to play or pause media

Press once to answer a call or mute or unmute3

Press twice to end a call

Press twice to skip forward

Press three times to skip back

Press and hold for Siri

Noise control button

Press to switch between Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency mode

Hey Siri

Say “Hey Siri” to do things like play a song, make a call, or get directions

Size and Weight

AirPods Max, including cushions

Weight: 13.6 oz (386.2 g)

Smart Case

Weight: 4.74 oz (134.5 g)

Battery

AirPods Max

Up to 20 hours of listening time on a single charge with pro-level Active Noise Cancellation enabled

Up to 20 hours of movie playback on a single charge with pro-level Active Noise Cancellation and Spatial Audio on7

Up to 20 hours of talk time on a single charge

5 minutes of charge time provides around 1.5 hours of listening time

AirPods Max with Smart Case

Storage in the Smart Case preserves battery charge in ultra-low-power state

Charging via USB‑C

Connectivity

Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology

Accessibility

Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new AirPods Max.

Features include:

Live Listen audio

Headphone levels

Headphone Accommodations

System Requirements

iPhone models with the latest version of iOS

iPad models with the latest version of iPadOS

Apple Watch models with the latest version of watchOS

Mac models with the latest version of macOS

Apple TV models with the latest version of tvOS

Apple Vision Pro with the latest version of visionOS

AirPods can be used as wireless Bluetooth headphones with Apple devices using earlier software and with non-Apple devices, but functionality may be limited.