Overview
- Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported Sunday that Apple is redesigning the AirPods settings interface across iOS 27, iPadOS 27 and macOS 27 based on information from anonymous sources.
- The new layout is said to be more functional and better organized so major options like gesture controls, hearing-aid tools and personalized audio are easier to access.
- Apple apparently plans to keep AirPods controls inside the Settings app instead of releasing a standalone AirPods companion app like the Apple Watch app.
- The redesign responds to years of feature growth—head gestures, sleep detection, heart-rate monitoring and Live Translation have been added piecemeal and left the menu cluttered.
- The reporting is unconfirmed by Apple and the company is expected to provide official details and timing at its WWDC keynote on June 8, 2026.