Apple could be working on a AirPods case that features a touchscreen so you can control your audio and other apps without using your iPhone – kinda like how you'd use an Apple Watch.
That’s based on details from a recently published patent application, which was filed with the US patent office back in September 2022 and which shows an AirPods case that features an “interactive user interface.” The patent application details how, once you’ve connected the case to your iPhone, you could control the music playing through your AirPods by using a screen on the front of the case. This would enable you to change the volume, pause the track, play it again, or skip ahead to the next song (via Patently Apple).
