Apple's Camera AirPods Not Launching Until 2027 Despite Leaked Video
Apple's camera-equipped AirPods will not launch until 2027 despite the demo video MacRumors found earlier this week , reports Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman . On Monday, MacRumors shared a demo video featuring the camera-equipped AirPods in action. The video was hidden in the macOS Tahoe 26.7 release candidate, suggesting Apple was preparing for a launch. That's apparently not the case, and people…
Apple's camera-equipped AirPods will not launch until 2027, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, despite a demo video that MacRumors discovered earlier in the week. The video was found in the macOS Tahoe 26.7 release candidate, indicating Apple was preparing for a launch. However, sources say the camera AirPods won't be released anytime soon due to supply chain and software challenges.
Apple had previously reported varying timelines for the camera AirPods, from late 2027 to September 2027. There are two versions of the camera-equipped AirPods being developed: one with a B790 codename and another with a B798 codename. The B790 model, shown in the demo video, features a man holding a book up to the AirPods so that Siri could read the title and save it for later.
The camera-equipped AirPods planned for 2027 will have low-resolution cameras that feed information to Siri's AI for Visual Intelligence features, but they won't be able to capture photos and videos. Apple might launch the new AirPods alongside the 20th-anniversary iPhone in fall 2027.
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