Firmware update 3.5.1 for AirPods is now available

[mrnorwegian]

I´ve been having some strange battery drains with my AirPods when they were just sitting in the case, was actually about to contact support. Updated yesterday and charged before I went to bed. Still at 100%/100% charge this morning. This actually may have fixed it. Fingers crossed

 

[Fried_Gold]

Got the update last night when I plugged in the case to charge, opened my phone and looked at the About page and it said 3.5.1

 

[Thepixelsedge]

Update seems to have solved my odd battery drain... I had the case AND AirPods themselves discharging while not in use. Today, with use the battery is in much better shape then before.

 

[bootzilla]

Battery drain fixed for me too.
Charged yesterday evening. I have not used them today and they are still 100% this evening.

 

[Shadowbech]

Charged both AirPods and the case last night at 100/100. Unplugged it before going to bed. I first used it day at 5 pm. AirPods and charging case was still at 100%. Seems like it's fixed but will have to see what happens after I plug it in the charging case when done.

 

[bronksy]

seems to me the update has stopped battery drain.

Checked the pods 3x today and they are still at 100%. It's been around 24 hours.

 

[MTShipp]

Now if they could get to work and fix the connection drops while on the phone....

 

[imaginex20]

My battery life is really good on the AirPods now. I agree with @MTShipp, they just need to fix the disconnects

 

[heyyoudvd]

This update has made all the difference in the world for me.

Beforehand, I had to recharge every 2-2.5 days thanks to the battery drain.

After the update, I'm going over a week with the same usage.

 

[Minarets]

So mine are 3.3.1. How do I update?

 

[JTravers]

Before the update, while the AirPods were in the case they were ALWAYS charging - they always had the lightning bolt symbol beside them - even when at 100%. Now after the firmware update, I don't see a lightning bolt when opening the case with the AirPods at 100%. Glad to see Apple fix this so quickly.

 

[daijholt]

Update definitely fixed battery problems. I managed find a decent battery lifetime after unpairing a few times, but since the update these things are unstoppable. The case seems to last forever.

 

[BestOfGuru]

That's actually a really nice implementation of passive firmware updating