Is wired audio possible?

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AirPods Max (USB-C)

2024년 9월, 새로운 색상과 USB-C 충전 포트로 업데이트된 AirPods Max 무선 노이즈 캔슬링 헤드폰에 대한 수리 안내서, 분해도 및 문제해결 정보를 확인해 보세요.

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drdogood @drdogood

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Is wired audio possible?

Hi iFixit team,

A lot of users of the USB-C AirPods Max, myself included, have been surprised to find out that currently there is no support for wired connectivity with this model. Apple offered wired connectivity for the Lightning version through an Apple exclusive cable, but as of yet there is no such offering for the USB-C version. This has been confirmed with Apple Support.

My question is, can you tell if the USB-C port is capable of transferring audio or connected only to the battery, as some are speculating?

It would be helpful to know if this would ever be possible through software update/new cable, or if Apple has completely removed the possibility of wired audio connection for the new version.

Thanks!

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is there still a chance here? this is so upsetting, i live in a country where i can't do returns and turns out this thing is just all beauty and less functions.

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Hello 👋🏼

I saw your question and thought I would give an update on this. You can do this now with USB C and another cable that is a c to 3.5.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/108364

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Thank you! There's hope. I updated the AirPods Max firmware to the listed version to try this out. I tried a couple usb-c to 3.5mm cables I have, and neither worked. Really hoping I don't have to buy the 1st party $39 cable to get this feature.

seattlefixes 의 2025년 4월 30일

unfortunately, as of october 2026, that appears to still be the case. let's hope that changes in the future, cause the airpods max, as far as i know, use a different audio standard than your average headphones. most headphones are expecting an analog audio input, whereas the airpods max expect digital input, be it bluetooth or apple's fancy $39 audio cable.

Andra Gill 의 2026년 10월 7일

At one time during the Neanderthal age, Apple produced iPods(?) that did not allow replacement of rechargeable batteries. An entrepreneur in NYC tinkered with his, carefully disassembled it and found he could replace the battery pack and spread the news in forums. Once he let the cat out of the bag, iPod owners rushed to Apple and asked. Apple's response was when the unit fails, no provision of battery replacement was available. Most iPods suffered battery degradation after several years of regular use and basically needed a new battery but this kills Apple's bottom line if battery replacement became available. And now marketing for ear buds and headphones without cords seems to point in the same direction.

F Dryer 의 2026년 10월 8일

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is there still a chance here? this is so upsetting, i live in a country where i can't do returns and turns out this thing is just all beauty and less functions. — randomusernamegenerated
Thank you! There's hope. I updated the AirPods Max firmware to the listed version to try this out. I tried a couple usb-c to 3.5mm cables I have, and neither worked. Really hoping I don't have to buy the 1st party $39 cable to get this feature. — seattlefixes
unfortunately, as of october 2026, that appears to still be the case. let's hope that changes in the future, cause the airpods max, as far as i know, use a different audio standard than your average headphones. most headphones are expecting an analog audio input, whereas the airpods max expect digital input, be it bluetooth or apple's fancy $39 audio cable. — Andra Gill
At one time during the Neanderthal age, Apple produced iPods(?) that did not allow replacement of rechargeable batteries. An entrepreneur in NYC tinkered with his, carefully disassembled it and found he could replace the battery pack and spread the news in forums. Once he let the cat out of the bag, iPod owners rushed to Apple and asked. Apple's response was when the unit fails, no provision of battery replacement was available. Most iPods suffered battery degradation after several years of regular use and basically needed a new battery but this kills Apple's bottom line if battery replacement became available. And now marketing for ear buds and headphones without cords seems to point in the same direction. — F Dryer

Aneurin Price @aneurinprice 평판: 1 · Answer 1 · 2024-09-26T02:56:23-07:00

The previous generation of Airpods Max could function in 'wired mode' with the aforementioned MFA Apple cable. As far as my understanding goes, there is no technical reason for this not to be acvhived with usb-c -> lightning.

The same applies here I suspect. There should be no reason why it cannot be done, it just depends on whether apple want to or not :/

My only regret regarding buying the airpods max (previous gen) is the fact that wired mode is essentially useless due to the requirement on an expensive (and incredibly fragile) cable.

Note to Apple: I have an Apple laptop, with an Apple usb c cable and Apple headphones. Make it work, you are being unreasonable. Grow up.

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