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Apple’s camera-equipped AirPods appear in leaked video
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
A video discovered in macOS Tahoe 26.7 Release Candidate code shows what appears to be camera-equipped AirPods, according to MacRumors. The video depicts a person wearing the AirPods while holding up a book so that a visual recognition feature can display the cover. Apple has not officially announced camera-equipped AirPods.
Original reporting: https://www.theverge.com/tech/981326/apple-airpods-with-cameras-demo-video-leak