# Apple appears to have leaked its camera-equipped AirPods

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/apple-appears-to-have-leaked-its-camera-equipped-airpods/
- Published: 2026-08-18T09:12:06+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-18T15:13:38+00:00
- Original publisher: Engadget
- Original article: https://www.engadget.com/2238891/apple-appears-to-have-leaked-its-camera-equipped-airpods/
- Topics: Gadgets

## Key points

- Apple accidentally leaked camera AirPods in a macOS 26.7 demo video
- New "Visual Intelligence" lets Siri identify and remember viewed objects
- Codenamed B790, expected to launch at next month's iPhone 18 event

## Summary

Apple appears to have inadvertently confirmed camera-equipped AirPods through a demo video embedded in the macOS Tahoe 26.7 release candidate, spotted by MacRumors and shared by X user @aaronp613. The earbuds use an onboard camera to feed low-resolution imagery to Siri, powering a new "Visual Intelligence" feature that lets wearers ask the assistant to identify or "save" objects they look at, marking a significant expansion of the AirPods beyond audio and raising fresh privacy questions given their status as a wearable surveillance device.

In the leaked clip, a man wearing the AirPods asks Siri to remember a book he is browsing, with Siri responding that "your world becomes saveable." The devices resemble current AirPods Pro but with a slightly thicker stem, and the cameras themselves remain hidden from view; Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, who first reported the feature in May, says Apple may include an indicator light to show when the cameras are active. Codenamed B790, the earbuds are expected to be unveiled at Apple's iPhone 18 event next month, ahead of a separate, more advanced camera-equipped model (B798) reportedly slated for 2027.

## Coverage

- [Engadget: Apple appears to have leaked its camera-equipped AirPods](https://www.engadget.com/2238891/apple-appears-to-have-leaked-its-camera-equipped-airpods/)
- [The Verge: Apple’s camera-equipped AirPods appear in leaked video](https://www.theverge.com/tech/981326/apple-airpods-with-cameras-demo-video-leak)

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