Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman (Mark Gurman) today published an article in Bloomberg, claiming that Apple plans to start next year on its AirPods series of headphones to carry out a major reform.
Gurman said the standard AirPods and AirPods Max will be updated “late next year,” while the AirPods Pro will be updated in 2025 and the AirPods Max will be introduced “around the end of next year. The AirPods Max will be available “around the end of next year”.
Apple will phase out the second- and third-generation regular AirPods in favor of two 'fourth-generation AirPods' at different prices.According to Gurman, the fourth-generation regular AirPods models all look like a hybrid between the current AirPods and the AirPods Pro, with Apple going for a shorter headphone stem. Higher-end versions of the standard AirPods will feature active noise cancellation similar to the AirPods Pro / Max, and the fit of the headphones in question will be “improved”.
It’s unclear, however, whether Apple plans to add speakers and a USB-C port to the fourth-generation AirPods charging case, similar to the current AirPods Pro.
And on the AirPods Pro front:
The third-generation AirPods Pro will feature a new design and a more efficient chip, and get a 'Hearing Health' feature. Apple is working on having the AirPods Pro collect hearing data to better serve as a hearing aid replacement.For the AirPods Max, Gurman claims that Apple will introduce more colors for the headphones and replace the USB-C connector.
