Apple Beats Studio Buds launch is imminent — here's the proof

Apple tree Beats Studio Buds launch is imminent — here's the proof

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Those Beats Studio Buds we heard about last week courtesy of some iOS code are moving closer to a launch. And at present there are regulatory filings to bear witness information technology.

Documents spotted by MyHealthyApple reveal Apple has received FCC blessing for its new wireless earbuds, which sound a lot like a Beats-branded version of the AirPods, based on previous reports. There's no new information on the Beats Studio Buds in the FCC documents, but information technology is the surest sign yet that a release is imminent.

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Previously, the best proof of the Beats Studio Buds' being came from Apple itself. Last week, hidden lawmaking in iOS 14.6 referred to the the earbuds. (Apple has since released iOS 14.half dozen to users.)

From what we've heard, the Beats Studio Buds will accept a fitness-focused design that'south a bit more casual than your typical sports headphones. Designs of Beats Studio Buds offering a conical shape with a flat department that presumably houses a sensor for touch controls.

We'd imagine the Beats Studio Buds are powered past Apple'due south H1 or W1 chip, in order to support the spatial audio features Apple has started touting with its audio gear. You can expect racket cancellation features too.

While the FCC documentation suggests a launch is before long, in that location'south no rumored timetable for a release of the Beats Studio Buds. This seems like the sort of production Apple tree wouldn't concur for a launch issue, though.

That'southward in contrast to the AirPods 3, a new iteration of Apple's own wireless earbuds that should introduce features similar lossless playback and spatial sound support. The release date for AirPods 3 has been a bit of a moving target, though Apple watchers at present suggest the earbuds volition enter production sometime during the summertime. That could suggest a fall launch alongside the iPhone 13.

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