https://wccftech.com/airpods-pro-2-suppliers-prep-shipments-launch-later-this-year/

The AirPods Pro are long overdue for a successor, and according to numerous reports, the AirPods Pro 2 are slated to arrive later this year. More evidence that the updated wireless earbuds will be unveiled in a few months comes in the form of a fresh report, claiming that Apple’s suppliers are preparing shipments.

The report comes from a paywalled section of DigiTimes that was spotted by MacRumors. It states that Apple’s suppliers are getting ready for shipments of the new AirPods Pro 2, and these might materialize in the second half of 2022. Though these wireless earbuds were rumored to launch in the third quarter of 2022, popular analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts that the AirPods Pro 2 will arrive in the fourth quarter.