There are more reviews of AirPods Max owners on the Web, who are convinced that the latest update has worsened the active noise cancellation function.

Below are some reviews:

I can hear my typing and other external noises that I didn't hear before after the update. Wondering if anyone else is having this problem.

I hear myself typing. I hear birds. Now I can hear a lot more. Noise canceling is gone. I went to Apple, got a replacement, but the problem persisted.

I hear cars passing down the street, the clang of dumbbells in the gym. Prior to the update, noise reduction worked much better.

Previously, owners of AirPods Max had problems with headphones that did not hold a charge well, but this has been fixed. The Verge editor Umar Shakir confirmed that he found "a drop in ANC strength after an overnight mid-week charge" - likely when his AirPods Max auto-updated.

As 9to5Mac points out, at this point, it doesn't look like there's a way to improve how active noise cancellation works on AirPods Max. However, Apple is already testing a firmware update for AirPods Max.

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