Apple is bringing higher-fidelity audio to its AirPods Max headphones in April, the company announced today. When the $549 headphones switched to a USB-C connector last year, they lost support for wired audio playback — but Apple is about to rectify that with full lossless support, which even the prior Lightning model technically lacked.

A firmware update will bring lossless audio and ultralow-latency audio to Apple's flagship headphones -- but only over a wired connection.

Apple’s high-end AirPods Max headphones are getting an audio upgrade in April. A firmware update is coming to the AirPods Max that adds a USB-C connector, restoring a feature th