It’s been almost a year since Apple launched its latest generation of premium AirPods, the AirPod Pro 2but don’t expect a set of AirPods Pro 3 to arrive alongside the iPhone 15 and Apple Watch 9. It doesn’t look very likely that new AirPods will be launched at the next event.
Given that the latest generation of AirPods Pro launched on September 23, 2022, you might assume a new pair could be on the way, along with a new iPhone, but that’s not usually how Apple works. Typically, Apple doesn’t release AirPods with the iPhone, but only later in the year.
Here’s a timeline of AirPods releases since 2020:
However, you’ll find that Apple has reliably released a new pair of AirPods every year now. Before the AirPods Pro 2, Apple unveiled an updated version of its stock AirPods and before that it had released the AirPods Max.
Looking at the above, the next logical AirPod model that seems ready for a refresh is the AirPods Max, which we rate as the best over ear headphones for Apple fans. But as excited as we’d be for an AirPods Max 2, it doesn’t seem likely that these headphones will hit the market in 2023.
According to a forecast by Ming-Chi Kuo, an Apple analyst at TF International Securities, posted to Twitter earlier this year, a new model of the AirPods Max is expected to enter production in the second half of 2024 at the earliest. . , which means a launch date is likely in 2025 at the earliest.
(1/2)I predict Apple’s next major refresh time for acoustics will be in 2H24-1H25. The following new products are likely to enter mass production in 2H24 at the earliest.1. HomePod mini 2.2. AirPods Max 2.3. AirPods cheap version.February 3, 2023
Could that mean a new standard or premium pair of AirPods is on the way instead? We haven’t seen any rumors circulating about this yet, but there has been talk of a new category of AirPods. We started hearing about one AirPods Lite earlier this year, which is expected to be a cheaper option in its AirPods range.
But there are no leaks or other indications that these are coming, and if they were likely to land alongside the iPhone and Apple Watch, they probably would have leaked as much as those devices. There is no information so if they come this year it will probably be in October or later – ready for Christmas.
AirPod announcements we can expect
While there are not many rumors about whether Apple plans to add a new model to their best AirPods, there has been talk of when we can expect an announcement from the California company next. Apple yearbook iPhone launch event is usually in September and while an exact date has not been confirmed, Bloomberg’s chief technology correspondent Mark Gurman thinks it could be September 12.
Signs are increasingly pointing to September 12 as the date of the iPhone 15 event, but it’s clear that things could still change in theory. https://t.co/hVKgjJGMc1August 8, 2023
What we do know is that the AirPods Pro 2 gets six new features when iOS 17 launches, as part of an announcement made during WWDC 2023. Essentially, you can download the latest AirPods to be much more adaptive and aware when this update rolls out.
On the hardware side, Apple started offering the third generation of AirPods with a discount on the revamped site in early August, a first for the company. Whether this means we’ll see more refurbished AirPods on the way is still up in the air, but we could hear more at the upcoming Apple event.