India, May 19 -- Just as speculation was heating up around a possible AirPods Pro 3 launch later this year, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has poured cold water on the excitement. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Kuo stated that he does not anticipate any major AirPods hardware updates in 2025, and claims the next significant release, AirPods Pro with infrared cameras, won't arrive until 2026.

Kuo's prediction directly contradicts earlier reports from industry insiders and developers, some of which cited Apple software code as evidence of an imminent AirPods Pro 3 release, potentially alongside the iPhone 17 lineup this September. Those reports hinted at upgraded features like improved Active Noise Cancellation, a next-gen H3 chip, and pos...