Airpods Pro 3 Reference Spotted In Ios 26 Beta Ahead Of Potential September Release

Apple’s first developer beta of iOS 26, released soon aft its WWDC 2025 keynote, appears to person revealed an unannounced product: nan AirPods Pro 3. Multiple references to nan next-generation wireless earbuds person been discovered wrong nan beta's codebase, hinting astatine a imaginable motorboat later this year.

The find was first reported by MacRumors, wherever contributor Steve Moser identified nan word “AirPods Pro 3” embedded successful a UI model related to headphones. This marks nan 2nd clip Apple’s package has suggested an impending refresh to nan AirPods Pro line. A erstwhile update had already replaced references to “AirPods Pro 2nd Generation” pinch nan broader explanation “AirPods Pro 2 aliases later”, further fuelling speculation.

While Apple has not officially confirmed immoderate caller AirPods hardware, nan references align pinch expectations that nan institution could unveil nan AirPods Pro 3 alongside nan iPhone 17 series, apt successful September. This would travel nan precedent group successful 2022, erstwhile nan AirPods Pro (2nd Generation) launched pinch nan iPhone 14 lineup.

The upcoming exemplary is expected to characteristic humble hardware enhancements, including an upgraded H2 spot that could present amended progressive sound cancellation and improved artillery life. However, nary important creation aliases characteristic changes person been confirmed done nan code.

Despite nan caller references, earlier expert predictions had suggested that a important hardware update for AirPods mightiness not get until 2026, erstwhile Apple is reportedly moving connected a exemplary equipped pinch an infrared camera, portion of a broader push to adhd caller sensors to its audio accessories.

As is emblematic for Apple, immoderate charismatic specifications astir nan AirPods Pro 3 are expected to stay nether wraps until nan company’s adjacent awesome merchandise motorboat event, expected successful nan autumn.

Published on: Jun 11, 2025 6:52 PM IST