Apple might launch the AirPods Professional 3 in 2026, based on analyst Jeff Pu of GF Securities Hong Kong, contradicting earlier predictions of a a lot sooner launch.
Pu’s Apple product timeline (by way of @jukanlosreve) comes as a little bit of a shock. Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman stated in February that new AirPods with coronary heart fee monitoring have been “months away,” suggesting a late 2025 launch on the earliest. Code references to AirPods Professional 3 have been additionally not too long ago unearthed within the iOS 26 beta by MacRumors contributor Steve Moser.
That stated, in a current Ming-Chi Kuo report, the analyst stated AirPods may not see significant updates until 2026, when he expects IR camera-equipped AirPods to enter mass manufacturing. Nevertheless, it was not clear if Kuo was writing about the usual non-Professional AirPods, and the analyst didn’t reply to requests for clarification.
Traditionally, Apple has launched vital AirPods updates alongside new iPhones, so a September occasion – possible shared with the upcoming iPhone 17 collection – was considered essentially the most believable window. A 2026 launch would mark 4 years because the AirPods Professional 2 debuted in September 2022.
Pu’s product roadmap reveals Apple specializing in different {hardware} in 2025. The analyst expects the Apple Watch Collection 11 and Apple Watch Extremely 3 to reach this 12 months, which isn’t any actual shock. Extra notably, he predicts that Apple may also launch its rumored HomePad pill this 12 months – although he supplied no extra particular date.
For 2026, Pu forecasts the AirPods Professional 3 launching alongside the Apple Watch Collection 12 and a refreshed Imaginative and prescient Professional. Wanting additional into 2027 and past, he anticipates blood monitoring capabilities coming to Apple Watch and the debut of “Imaginative and prescient Air” and sensible glasses.
The AirPods Professional 3 are anticipated to function considerably improved lively noise cancellation and coronary heart fee monitoring, much like the not too long ago introduced Powerbeats Professional 2. Apple final up to date the AirPods Professional line with a USB-C charging case in September 2023.
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