While Apple's AirPods 3 are excellent earbuds, they're up against some serious competition – competition so good that neither the AirPods 2 or newer third generation of AirPods feature in our guide to the best wireless earbuds. One reason for that is because they lack active noise cancellation – but it looks like that most wanted feature will be coming to one of this year's models.
According to Bloomberg's well-connected Mark Gurman, Apple is planning to launch two new versions of AirPods this year to replace both the second and third generations. With production reportedly kicking off in May, the analyst says that a September or October launch could be likely.
