Apple is working on new Beat earbuds and traces of the same were found in iOS 16.4 Release Candidate last month. The earbuds are expected to be called the Beats Studio Buds+ and they’ll likely arrive as an upgrade over the original Studio Buds that were launched in 2021. While there’s no official announcement yet, the earbuds have received the IMDA certification, suggesting they are a step closer to the launch.

Beats Studio Buds+ early details

The latest IMDA listing of the hearables does not reveal anything peculiar about the earbuds. The Indonesian authority lists the Beats Studio Buds+ with model numbers A2872 and A2871 and that’s about all the details we get from the listing. They were recently spotted on the FCC website as well but no interesting revelations were made from there as well.

Luckily, the earbuds appeared on IOS 16.4 Release Candidate last month with some key specifications. It was discovered that Studio Buds+ will get an Apple chip underneath, unlike the original Studio Buds that feature a proprietary Beats chip. The new chip will apparently open doors for new features like audio sharing, auto device switching, and voice commands via “Hey Siri.”

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You can expect them to offer standard features like active noise cancellation and transparency mode. A leaked image of the Beats earbuds reveals they will have media controls for play/pause and also the option to press and hold to switch between noise-canceling modes. The TWS can be seen in a new black color with gold details, but the rest of the design remains essentially the same as its predecessor. Other specifications are yet to be known. We hope to learn more in the coming days.

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