download the new version for mac City of Beats

What they are also saying with this move is that there is nothing else to add to this utility, it serves it's purpose and won't be getting any additional updates.

If not for this new feature, her and those like her would never get updates - never even know updates were available if not for this. Case study: My wife has a pair of Beats Solo 3 I got for her and she has no mac, uses her phone as her main computer (has a laptop but barely uses it but for financial stuff) and connects those headphones to nothing else. Call me fortunate, but from my perspective, it hasn't been an issue at all in my mind but I can appreciate my perspective (though I feel is experienced) is still anecdotal.Ĭlick to expand.Ease of use. For those who feel they need this - I hope apple adds a box in iOS settings to opt-out for you - however, I have had beats paired with iOS since the first Studios came out, bought the Studio 3s about a year and a half ago, as well as AirPods that get a lot of use primarily with my phone and not once has a firmware issue caused a perceived problem with any of them.

The only gripe I can see someone could have (which I don't share) is if you wanted to control not getting an update. If you have current beats headphones - nothing changes - the utility will continue to work as designed as nothing is being changed.

*** If you have it currently, you will not lose it, it won't stop working, and it will still receive/deliver any updates that become available***Īll this announcement does is let you know they will ALSO add the feature to provide updates over the air and that they aren't updating the Utility. Wow, people have a hard time reading and are so ready to be dramatic with hyperbole just because of change.Īpple is not breaking the Updater Utility, they will just not be updating it moving forward (which is not a big deal, it has two features: Lets you change the name of the device and installing updates the few times they appear).

Download the new version for mac City of Beats