Beats Solo 4 as found in the iOS 17.4 RC
Weeks after forthcoming Beats Solo 4 headphones were listed in code for the iOS 17.4 beta, a new FCC listing for them suggests that they are nearing their launch.
Apple has still not announced or acknowledged that the new Beats by Dre are coming, but now the FCC database has detailed around half of the 30+ documents required during testing. The released documents include a request for confidentiality over many other reports, such as ones showing certain diagrams or full technical descriptions.
The remaining publicly-accessible FCC documents detail the standard testing and results that the headphones have gone through. As spotted by 9to5mac, they do not have any more detail about functionality or colors, than the code leak did.
All such devices are required to pass FCC testing before they can be sold. It does not automatically follow that a device listed on the database is about to launch. However, it’s unusual for Apple or any other firm to wait for more than the minimum time to launch after the listing has appeared.
So far it’s been eight years since the Beats Solo 3, and the new model does not appear to have any visibly significant redesigned features. It is expected to support Spatial Audio, however, and the code revealed that it would be available in at least black, blue, and pink.
