A new Surface Headphones firmware update is rolling out now

A new firmware update for the Microsoft Surface Headphones appears to be rolling out for the device via the Cortana app on iOS and Android or the defended devices app on Windows 10. Right now, in that location'due south no official changelog, but the firmware version has been bumped from version one.0.4.31 to 1.0.4.44.21, making this a small-scale firmware revision.

The update appeared equally a notification on Windows ten, and likely does the same on iOS and Android via the Cortana app if you have it installed. The update took about 15 minutes to download, and a short time to install once the download had completed.

New with this firmware is a new "device controls" characteristic that allows you to toggle on and off different device functions such equally the "Hey Cortana" control, touch controls, and voice prompts.

The concluding firmware update was quite a large one, introducing the ability to pair upwardly to eight bluetooth devices for easy switching between, among a number of other problems fixes. The last firmware update was released in March 2022, making it v months betwixt this new firmware update and the terminal ane.

So far, the but notable change with this firmware is the addition of a new "device controls" feature. This marks the second firmware update for the Surface Headphones since launch. Nosotros'll keep an eye out for an official changelog from Microsoft, but in the meantime, have you lot updated your Surface Headphones to the latest firmware?

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