# Apple's next camera wearable just showed up in iOS 27 code

Source: https://idevice.com/apple-s-next-camera-wearable-just-showed-up-in-ios-27-code
Published: 2026-07-04

> Code in the second iOS 27 beta names an unreleased Apple device, B790, with cameras on both sides of the head. The developer who found it thinks glasses. Apple's codename pattern points at AirPods. Either way it feeds Siri, not a photo roll, and likely isn't shipping before 2027.

A new codename for a not-yet-released Apple device entered the mix over 4th of July weekend.

Developer Sam Henri Gold [found code in the second iOS 27 beta](https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/07/03/airpods-with-cameras-show-up-in-ios-27-beta-code) referencing an unreleased Apple device codenamed B790 that relays two images from cameras on either side of the wearer's head, the first time the codename has surfaced and the most concrete evidence yet that Apple is building a head-worn wearable that sees what you see.

Gold read the code as pointing to smart glasses, but the naming conventions Apple uses suggest it's [more likely to be a new version of AirPods](https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/03/ios-27-beta-hints-at-new-apple-product/). [AirPods Pro 3](https://idevice.com/earbuds/apple-airpods-pro/roadmap/airpods-pro-3) use the code B788, so a device two digits above it reads as a close sibling of the AirPods line. The two-cameras-on-either-side layout fits both, glasses with a sensor near each temple or earbuds with cameras in the stems.

According to [Bloomberg's Mark Gurman](https://www.macrumors.com/2026/06/16/airpods-camera-late-2027/), the sensors are meant not for photos or video but for feeding your surroundings to Siri so it can identify what you are looking at and answer questions about it. That depends on Siri reliably understanding what the cameras see, which is more likely to decide the timeline than the hardware.

Code in a beta means Apple is actively building the device, not that it ships soon, and the most credible reporting already [points to a 2027 launch](https://www.macrumors.com/2026/06/16/airpods-camera-late-2027/) rather than this year.

## Sources

- [Apple’s rumored camera AirPods Pro may have hit a major roadblock](https://www.digitaltrends.com/wearables/apples-rumored-camera-airpods-pro-may-have-hit-a-major-roadblock/) (Digital Trends)
- [AirPods with cameras show up in iOS 27 beta code](https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/07/03/airpods-with-cameras-show-up-in-ios-27-beta-code?utm_source=rss) (AppleInsider)
- [Apple iOS 27 Code Signals AirPods Ultra With Built-In Cameras On The Way](https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidphelan/2026/07/04/apple-ios-27-code-signals-airpods-ultra-with-built-in-cameras-on-the-way/) (Forbes)
- [Apple Puts AI Camera AirPods Pro Project on Hold, Claims Leaker](https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-puts-ai-camera-airpods-pro-project-on-hold-claims-leaker/) (The Mac Observer)
- [iOS 27 Beta Reveals Possible AirPods Ultra or Smart Glasses Feature](https://www.macobserver.com/news/ios-27-beta-reveals-possible-airpods-ultra-or-smart-glasses-feature/) (The Mac Observer)
- [Camera-Equipped AirPods Pro Development 'Suspended,' Leaker Claims](https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/03/camera-airpods-pro-development-suspended-leaker/) (MacRumors)
- [iOS 27 Beta Hints at New Apple Product Such as 'AirPods Ultra'](https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/03/ios-27-beta-hints-at-new-apple-product/) (MacRumors)
- [AirPods with Cameras won't be coming any time soon after all](https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/07/03/airpods-with-cameras-wont-be-coming-any-time-soon-after-all?utm_source=rss) (AppleInsider)
- [AppleInsider](https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/07/03/airpods-with-cameras-show-up-in-ios-27-beta-code) (AppleInsider)
- [MacRumors](https://www.macrumors.com/2026/06/16/airpods-camera-late-2027/) (MacRumors)