Whereas everyone seems to be anticipating Apple to change from Lightning to USB-C when it releases the iPhone 15 later this 12 months, a brand new report suggests it won’t be the one USB-C product to make an look in 2023. In accordance with Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple will even launch a USB-C model of the second-gen AirPods Professional Charging Case.
Kuo studies that the brand new case, which aligns with the mannequin quantity that was noticed within the iOS 16.4 code, will ship in “2Q23-3Q23,” or between April and September. Which means it may arrive alongside the iPhone 15 on the fall occasion and start delivery in mid-September. Earlier than the 2nd-gen mannequin arrived, Apple beforehand up to date the AirPods Professional case with MagSafe charging in October 2021.
The brand new case isn’t anticipated to deliver any enhancements apart from the brand new port. The second-generation AirPods Professional case encompasses a speaker and lanyard loop, and may also be charged with an Apple Watch charger.
Notably, Kuo additionally says Apple “at present seems to don’t have any plans for USB-C variations” of its different AirPods instances for the 2nd- and Third-generation fashions. That might imply Apple is planning bigger adjustments to these fashions than only a new case. (Apple is rumored to be releasing a lower-end AirPods Lite mannequin for $99.) Or it’s potential that the brand new case merely arrives when Apple updates the AirPods 3 subsequent 12 months.
