Camera-equipped AirPods reportedly won’t launch in 2026, despite demo video leak

Bloomberg reports that despite Apple’s accidental inclusion of a demo video showcasing Visual Intelligence on AirPods, the product “remains on track for 2027.” Here are the details.

The wireless earbuds are similar to current AirPods Pro models but with tiny cameras embedded in the stems.

Apple’s leaked camera-equipped AirPods might avoid the privacy pitfalls of other AI wearables by preventing users from recording photos and videos.

The AirPods in the video look like a chunkier version of Apple’s AirPods Pro 3. | Image: Apple / MacRumors We may have our first glimpse of Apple's rumored camera-equipped AirPods, thanks to a video that MacRumors found in the macOS Tahoe 26.7 Release Candidate. The short video clip features a man - who is wearing th

Apple is working on AirPods with built-in cameras, and now we have a video to prove it.

Apple may have leaked its camera-equipped AirPods in a video tucked into macOS Tahoe 26.7.