Apple stopped shipping charging adapters with its phones a few years ago, starting a trend that shows no signs of dying. Now, it has boldly removed another item that was cluttering its boxes: the charging cable.
The newly announced AirPods 4 and AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation (what a name!) don’t even come with a cable in the box, let alone a charger. This information is official, and was confirmed by Apple itself via its specs page for the new earbuds.
So, we wonder what’s next. Will the AirPods 6 specs page say “Charging case (USB-C) sold separately”? At this point, would that really be that surprising?
Jokes aside, taking a small USB cable out of the box seems less of a hassle than taking out the charger, but it’s still another step towards an incredibly boring electronics unboxing experience.
In any case, you can pre-order both AirPods 4 models now; they are scheduled to ship on September 20, the same date as the iPhone 16 family.
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