Aug 7, 2026BF5E-0031Never settled
Gurman: AirPods Ultra cameras act as eyes for Siri
Tiny infrared cameras were expected in both the left and right earbuds.
Mark Gurman reported that tiny infrared cameras in both AirPods Ultra earbuds would act as eyes for Siri, powering the Visual Intelligence feature already on iPhone 15 Pro and newer, per MacRumors.
How to read this record
- What was reportedTiny infrared cameras were expected in both the left and right earbuds.
- Who said it, and whenMark Gurman reported it on Aug 7, 2026 in MacRumors.
- What happened, and whenAirPods Ultra was announced on Sep 9, 2026, 33 days after this report.
- The verdict, and whyNever settledThe company has announced the product and nobody ever confirmed or denied this.Why: The product was not announced. Apple has published no hardware description to check the infrared cameras against. What the company published
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- Wrong
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- Moving target
- This was right about the plan at the time. The company then changed it.
- Never settled
- The company has announced the product and nobody ever confirmed or denied this.
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- Moving target
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- Reported by
- Mark Gurman
- We read it in
- MacRumors
- Product
- AirPods Ultra