
Since the iPhone 11, Apple has stopped including a pair of its wired EarPods with phones. That's with good reason – most of us have made the switch over to wireless earbuds or wireless headphones these days, so there isn't quite as much call for them.
That could all change this year, though. With the iPhone 15 set to use USB-C for the first time, older earbuds won't be compatible. That's led to a mass production cycle for EarPods with a USB-C, according to notorious leaker, ShrimpApplePro.