# Samsung's clip-on Galaxy Buds On earbuds get FCC approval as the SM-U600

Source: https://idevice.com/samsungs-open-ear-galaxy-buds-on-clear-the-fcc
Published: 2026-09-15

> Model SM-U600 received FCC equipment authorization on September 15, listed as a Bluetooth headset. Samsung has not announced the earbuds, a price or a final name.

Samsung has not said a word about its clip-on earbuds. The FCC signed off on them anyway.

Android Authority spotted the approval: model SM-U600 received FCC equipment authorization on September 15. The FCC is the US regulator that has to approve anything with a radio before it goes on sale in the country. The paperwork identifies SM-U600 as a Bluetooth headset, and it is the same model number that has been tied to the unreleased Galaxy Buds On for months.

Authorization gives Samsung the regulatory clearance it needs to market the earbuds in the US. It does not set a launch date. Hardware rarely reaches certification before development is well along, though, and earlier reporting put the introduction in late September or October. Our [Galaxy Buds On roadmap](https://idevice.com/earbuds/samsung-galaxy-buds-on/roadmap) carries October.

The shape is what separates these from every Galaxy Buds Samsung sells today. Two rounded sections are joined by a curved bridge. The larger one sits in the bowl of the ear and holds the drivers. The bridge wraps around the outside of the ear, and a flat end with the touch surface clips on there. Nothing goes into the ear canal, so a car horn or a train announcement still reaches you.

The feature list came out of Samsung's own software before the hardware reached a regulator. Code in the Buds Manager app points to Auto Volume, which turns the sound up in noisier places and back down when things get quieter, and to a Volume Boost mode that plays louder at the cost of more sound leaking out. The head nod and shake gestures from the [Galaxy Buds 4](https://idevice.com/earbuds/samsung-galaxy-buds-4/roadmap) carry over. A touch or your voice can start a memo that is transcribed to text, and a One UI 9 feature pauses playback once your phone detects you have fallen asleep.

The [same app code](https://idevice.com/samsung-s-clip-on-galaxy-buds-on-leave-out-noise-cancellation) shows no sign of active noise cancellation or of 360 audio with head tracking.

There is no price from Samsung or from any leak, and the name is not settled either: the earbuds have been reported as Galaxy Buds Able and as Galaxy Buds On, and Samsung has confirmed neither.

A US regulator has now seen the earbuds, filed under a model number and the words Bluetooth headset. Samsung's customers have seen app code and an icon.