It had been widely expected that AirPods Pro 3 would launch sometime in 2025 , in part based on reports from reliable leakers, in part simply because an update is due. AirPods Pro 2 will be three years old by this year’s iPhone launch.

But Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said last month that the new model won’t launch until next year , and that view has now reportedly been echoed in a new timeline …

While 9to5Mac has not been able to independently verify the existence of the timeline, a Korean chip industry source has tweeted a screengrab of what is said to be a Jeff Pu report.

posted a table showing HomePad launching this year, but AirPods Pro 3 not until 2026.

References to AirPods Pro 3 have been spotted in the iOS 26 developer beta.

Whenever they do land, the new model is expected to include a heart-rate monitor for the first time, enabling the in-ear headphones to serve as an alternative to an Apple Watch for collecting health data. Apple has already debuted this tech in . We’re also expecting improved active noise cancellation.

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