Apple’s Rumored Camera-Equipped AirPods Could Arrive as Early as This Year
AirPods could soon add a new way to help Siri understand what’s happening around you, and it may arrive sooner than expected. According to a report published Sunday by Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman, Apple could release camera-equipped AirPods later this year. That’s earlier than previous reports of a 2027 launch.
The prediction is based on code found in the iOS 27 beta releases, which are early test versions of the software, that reference a device called B790. This device is reportedly a version of another camera-equipped AirPods device code-named B798, and B790 is supposedly further along in development than its counterpart.
Since it’s already August, that means we could see camera-equipped AirPods in the next few months.
An Apple representative didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
Bloombergreported in June that camera-equipped AirPods are meant to be Apple’s first AI-focused wearable product. Rather than capturing photos or...
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