AirPods Pro 2 may not be USB-C but Lightning. Apple is expected to equip iPhone with USB-C connector with the 15 series in 2023 and, when this happens, the Cupertino multinational will migrate not only AirPods but also all its accessories and peripherals to USB-C: the author of these predictions is the reliable Ming-Chi Kuo, the same who now reiterates the possibility that AirPods Pro 2 expected this year could still use the now outdated Lightning connector.
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For a year now, advances have been circulating on Apple’s next high-end earphones. Among the expected features and news the presence of an improved Apple H1 chip, able to manage functions such as active noise cancellation, support for audio playback in Apple Lossless format without loss of quality, the implementation of new sensors movement for tracking sports and physical activities. New sensors have also been anticipated to detect contact with the skin, to determine more accurately when they are worn or not.
Among the novelties of AirPods Pro 2 there is also a charging case that can play a sound when it is lost to facilitate localization. It appears that Apple has tested a version of the AirPods Pro 2 without the iconic stem that stretches down, so with a more compact design similar to Beats Studio Buds, in any case the latest rumors in circulation claim that there will be no major changes. in design.
If Apple keeps Lightning for the second generation AirPods Pro 2 as well, users looking to migrate everything to USB-C may find themselves forced to purchase a new carrying and charging case in 2023.
According to the analyst, Apple will introduce USB-C charging cases for all models of AirPods next year. In essence, Apple is expected to bring USB-C to the iPhone 15 and all accessories and peripherals in 2023, just in time for the European USB-C universal charger law to come into force in 2024.
Also for the next Apple Pro earphones, the support of Bluetooth LE Audio technology is also expected, not heart rate and temperature sensors as previously claimed.