In recent weeks, we've seen celebrities like LeBron James and Daniel Ricciardo walking around with a mysterious Beats speaker that looks a lot like old Beats Pill+. Now, with the release of iOS 17.5 RC on Tuesday, we were able to confirm that Apple does indeed have plans to bring back Beats Pill.
The Beats Pill Bluetooth speaker is coming back…
Code from iOS 17.5 RC confirms that the company is going to release a new generation Beats Pill following the discontinuation of Pill+ in 2022 with no replacement introduced. For those unfamiliar, the Beats Pill is a Beats-branded Bluetooth speaker.
Today's release of iOS 17.5 also includes content for the new Beats Pill, which should be available in red, star, and black. .
The new Beats Pill has four buttons: volume up/down, power button and a center control button. With one tap, users can mute or unmute the microphone during a call, play/pause audio, or accept a call. Double tap skips songs or ends calls. Triple tapping allows you to return to the song. The new Beats Pill can be quickly paired with an iOS device, just like AirPods.
It remains unclear whether the new Beats Pill will only work via Bluetooth or whether it will also support AirPlay compatibility. We also don't know if it will charge via USB-C, but that seems highly likely given Beats' latest products.
Apple recently released new Beats Solo 4 wireless headphones. The company also announced new Beats Solo headphones Buds, which will be available in June, but nothing has been said about the new Beats Pill. Presumably a new Beats Pill will be released soon as iOS 17.5 adds support for it.
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