When iOS 18.4 arrived earlier this week, AirPods Max users were likely the quickest to update after Apple announced last week that a new AirPods Max firmware update released at the same time would bring lossless audio and ultra-low latency audio to AirPods Max for the first time via the bundled USB-C cable.

C last fall, I asked whether the headphones would feature USB-C audio and get an optional USB-C-to-3.5mm cable for a wired connection to devices with a headphone jack. I didn't get a response from Apple,

That’s the capability to connect AirPods Max to analog sources such as the inflight entertainment on an airplane which, almost universally, still requires a cable link to a 3.5m