News & Reviews:   AirPods Pro

Apple has built a reputation for product exclusivity and its ecosystem. That might end this September as the latest iPhone products could come with a built-in USB-C Port.

Apple recently refreshed its AirPods Pro lineup with the second-generation version having some notable improvements over the original, including a new “Adaptive Transparency” mode. However, despite the new mode being exclusive to the second-gen Airpods Pro, some users are seeing the option to have it enabled on their first-gen AirPods Pro in iOS 16.1 beta 3.

We’re just a few days away from the official release of iOS 16 and it looks like Apple is adding yet another new feature to the iPhone OS. Spotted inside the iOS 16 RC to developers yesterday (7 September 2022), the system can now detect counterfeit AirPods and accordingly, warn users when they try to connect them to their iPhones.

In addition to the annual release of the next-gen iPhone models and Apple Watch Series, there are new reports that a new AirPods Pro could make its debut at the Apple Event this week. This was reported by Mark Gurman in his Power On newsletter and here's what he said about the AirPods Pro.

Fans of Apple’s true wireless stereo earbuds have been waiting for the tech giant to update its AirPods Pro for some time now, with a rumoured refresh never came to be over the past two years. If the latest rumour is to be believed however, the AirPods Pro 2 will be coming later this year and will feature USB Type-C.

Apple has just released a new firmware for its popular line of wearable wireless audio devices which includes the AirPods 2, AirPods Pro and the AirPods Max. Currently at firmware version 4E71, it is replacing the previous version of 4C165.

The latest generation of the AirPods, the AirPods 3 is apparently not as successful as what Apple hoped it to be. So much so, that the tech giant is allegedly cutting orders of the true wireless earbuds from its suppliers by over 30 percent for the second and third quarter of 2022.

Shared by reliable tipster regarding everything Apple, Ming-Chi Kuo on Twitter, it is alleged that the demand for the latest generation AirPods is ‘significantly weaker’ than for its predecessor. Kuo further claimed that this was due to failed product segmentation strategy by Apple.

As you know, Apple released iOS 15 recently, which introduced some new features. Not a lot of people have upgraded to the new version yet, as users might not consider it worth upgrading to. But the new upgrade for the AirPods Pro could be useful for some people.

A previous report has claimed that Apple will hold an event to announce a bunch of new products on 23 March. The list includes the long-awaited AirTags, iPad Pro with mini-LED, AirPods 3, and a new Apple TV. Sadly, the latest source is saying that we might have to wait longer for one of the products and that's the refreshed AirPods.

A few days ago, it was rumoured that the first Apple event in 2021 would be held on 23 March. The event is said to bring several products including the AirTags, new iPad, and third-generation AirPods. Today, someone has retrieved the renders of the upcoming AirPods showing a design that matches previous speculations.