We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Aside from a charging port and a 3.5mm audio jack, you may have noticed that most speakers — whether wired or wireless — also come ...

Although many use portable speakers via Bluetooth nowadays, most speakers still have USB ports for reasons other than playing music from your phone.

With iOS 18.4 and a new firmware, the AirPods Max finally get USB audio. For analog connections, Apple sells a new cable.

AirPods Max with USB-C will soon support wired playback thanks to a coming firmware update, and Apple now sells a new cable to help prepare.