iOS 16.4 Seemingly References New AirPods and AirPods CaseThe iOS 16.4 release candidate version that was provided to developers today appears to hint at a new set of AirPods that could be coming in the near future. According to @aaronp613, the beta features references to AirPods that have a model number of A3048 and an AirPods case with a model number of A2968.
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There have been no rumors that new AirPods are on the horizon, and it is early for Apple to update the earbuds as they were just refreshed in 2021.
<div class="center-wrap"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Exclusive: iOS 16.4 references new AirPods with the model number A3048 and a new AirPods case with the model number A2968</p>— Aaron (@aaronp613)
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It is not clear if there are indeed new AirPods on the way or if this is some kind of iterative update that will see Apple transitioning to USB-C charging instead of Lightning for the charging case as expected. <div class="linkback">Related Roundup:
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