How the AirPad Max manages battery charging

After a long wait, Apple finally unveiled the first earphone, the Air AirPods Max  ; Controversial headphones whose price tag not only surprised users, but also left a lot of ambiguity about how to manage their energy.

In a press release, Apple mentioned the battery consumption of the AirPad Max; But this has led some users to misunderstand what Apple has to say. To address these ambiguities, Apple has recently updated its website support page to clarify the charging of the AirPad Max. 

When Apple unveiled its first headset, it said that when “the AirPad Max fits snugly into the slim smart case, it goes into ultra-low-power mode and retains its charge.” However, it is not clear what happens to the battery when the headphones are not on the ear and are not inserted into the case.

In an expert review of the AirPad Max, Warj Media found that when these headphones are out of their smart case overnight, their battery charge is only reduced by a few percent, and this battery drop is not so much to worry about. Of course, not all experts had the same experience; Marquez Brunley , nicknamed the MKBHD, found that the AirPad Max’s battery dropped more when not placed in the case than Verge had observed. 

According to Apple, when you remove the AirPad Max from the ear and “release it in static mode” for five minutes, the headphones enter the “low-power mode”. If the headphones remain in the same condition for 72 hours, it enters a “less consuming” mode, which is accompanied by Bluetooth off and features such as the  Find My location system. Apple says this is similar to a situation where the headphones are practically off.

Surprisingly, contrary to initial expectations, the smart case does not immediately put the headphones into ultra-low-power mode. Keep in mind that placing the AirPad Max inside the case will cause these headphones to be in the first low-power mode immediately. The AirPad Max enters the ultra-low-power mode (Bluetooth off and Find My) after 18 hours.

When introducing the AirPad Max, Apple did not say that you need to wait 18 hours to get these headphones into ultra-low-consumption mode when using the case. It’s a strange fact that with a smart case, it takes 18 hours for the AirPad Max to go into ultra-low-power mode. As it turns out, Apple prefers to quickly connect headphones to the target device rather than turn it off as soon as it enters the smart case. 

The big question that remains is, what happens to the battery if you take the headphones off your ear but put them around your neck? In this case, the headphones do not stand still and we guess they will continue to operate and consume battery power. Maybe Apple can change the behavior of the headphones by updating the firmware; For now, however, what we have said is how the AirPad Max consumes energy. 

According to Apple, the AirPad Max plays music for up to 20 hours when Active Noise Cancellation and Spatial Audio are on, and plugs in for up to 1 hour and a half if connected to a charger for five minutes. he does. Also, a notification appears on iPhone or iPad when the headphones are low.