Apple suppliers will start manufacturing of two new fourth-generation AirPods fashions in Might, in accordance with Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. Primarily based on this manufacturing timeframe, he expects the headphones to be launched in September or October.

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Gurman expects each fourth-generation AirPods fashions to characteristic a brand new design with higher match, improved sound high quality, and an up to date charging case with a USB-C port. The upper-end ones can even characteristic lively noise cancellation and a speaker within the charging case that may play a sound for Discover My location monitoring, he mentioned.

Apple plans to discontinue the second-generation and third-generation AirPods after launching the 2 fourth-generation fashions, he beforehand mentioned.

Gurman doesn’t anticipate new AirPods Professional to launch till subsequent yr on the earliest, however he mentioned the present fashions will get a new listening to help mode with iOS 18. He added that Apple can be engaged on a listening to check characteristic for AirPods.

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