Apple Releases New Firmware for Beats Studio Pro With Audio Sharing

Apple today released new firmware for the Beats Studio Pro over-ear headphones. The Beats Studio Pro can be updated to firmware version 2C301, up from the prior 2B68 firmware that was installed on the headphones at launch.

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Today's firmware update introduces support for audio sharing, a feature that was not available at launch. Audio sharing is designed to allow two people to listen to music from an iPhone or iPad.


Apple introduced the Beats Studio Pro headphones just over a year ago, marking an update to the original Studio headphones that made the Beats brand popular. The $350 Beats Studio Pro headphones feature Active Noise Cancellation support, Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking, multiple audio profiles, and improved audio quality with better bass performance compared to prior models.

Apple did not include an Apple audio chip in the Beats Studio Pro, instead opting for a custom Beats chip that provides better feature parity between iOS and Android devices. The Beats chip supports one-touch pairing and setup, Find My integration, and Siri support, but automatic switching between devices is not available.

As with all of Apple's headphone and earbud products, firmware updates for the Beats Studio Pro are delivered over-the-air. Firmware will be installed while the Beats headphones are charging and are in Bluetooth range of an ‌iPhone‌, ‌iPad‌, or Mac that's connected to Wi-Fi.

On Android devices, users will need to download the Beats app for Android and connect the Android device to a power outlet to initiate a firmware update. There is no word on what's new in the firmware.

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Top Rated Comments

kalafalas Avatar
14 months ago

Let’s hope it adds automatic device switching on Apple devices. I will get a pair if this happens.
Honestly, it works better without it. It still pairs with your iCloud account and shows up in the airplay menu for one-tap handoff, and you don’t have to mess with the Bluetooth menu like 3rd party headphones. And because it’s not auto-switching when I’m in a meeting on my laptop and open instagram it doesn’t switch over haha
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jforsander Avatar
14 months ago
The 2C301 firmware update adds Audio Sharing ('https://support.apple.com/en-us/102526') support to the Studio Pro.

Did they also release a firmware update for the Studio Buds +? When the Solo 4 was released in May, Beats told reviewers that both the Studio Pro and Studio Buds + would be getting a firmware update with Audio Sharing support.
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Phaseangle Avatar
14 months ago
Let’s hope it adds automatic device switching on Apple devices. I will get a pair if this happens.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
KerrWasHere Avatar
14 months ago
Release an update to increase the volume limit
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
pqhf5kd Avatar
14 months ago
Does it fix the 'ocean breeze' noise at low volumes?
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Ultracyclist Avatar
14 months ago

Honestly, it works better without it. It still pairs with your iCloud account and shows up in the airplay menu for one-tap handoff, and you don’t have to mess with the Bluetooth menu like 3rd party headphones. And because it’s not auto-switching when I’m in a meeting on my laptop and open instagram it doesn’t switch over haha
Somehow I agree to this. I love the switching on my AirPods Pro 2, I where my headphone on specific moments were I don’t want them to switch automaticly. Maybe if it would use an extra tap on the screen of the device it wants to switch to it would be easy. Like in the way a 10 second timer box that auto disappears when you don’t want to switch. Just like my Apple TV show a notification that I can connect to my AirPods with just the press of a button on the remote when I put them in.
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)