AirPods Pro 3 Mentioned In iOS 26 Beta 1 Code, Block Debut in H2 2025

Apple rolled out the first iOS 26 developer beta earlier this week, and details that was not announced by the company during its worldwide developers conference (wwdc 2025) Online. One of the most notable discoveries is the men the men’s provision of 3 model that is expected to Arrive in the second half of 2025 as the successor to the airpods Pro (2nd generation) MODEL that was launched in September 2022.

Airpods Pro 3 Reference Spotted in iOS 26 UI Framework

Macrumors Contributor Steve Moser Discovered References to the “AirPods Pro 3” in the iOS 26 Developer Beta 1 code on Tuesday. Apple seeded the first developer beta of the upcoming iOS 26 software release shortly after the wwdc 2025 kerynote event, and the rumoured wireless headset was spoked in a ui frmework reeds According to the publication.

The airpods pro 3 model is expected to debut with incremental hardware upgrades, including an upgraded version of the h2 chip that Arrived on the AirPods Pro (2nd generation). As a result, the airpods Pro 3 clock offer Improved Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) and Improved Battery Life.

According to a recent report, the cupertino company isn’t expected to make major hardware changes to the airpods until 2026. Apple is said to be work on a pair of aircrapes and aerpods Camera. This wouldn’t be the first time that apple has added new sensors to a wireless headset-the recently launched powerbeats pro 2 has a bill-in heart rate sensor.

Apple does not typically any details about upcoming devices before they are launched, and we’re unlikely to see any announsement from the company uniles iPhone 17 series is expected to debut. The AirPods Pro (2nd Generation) was launched in September 2022 AlongSide the iPhone 14 Lineup.