The AirPods series will certainly face significant changes in the future. It is rumored that Apple will add a case with a built-in display to some models of its headphones, but the operation of the earphones will probably also change. The company wants the earphones to automatically adapt to the room in which the user is at the moment.
Apple's plans are evidenced by a new patent application from the US office. The earphones would then use built-in sensors, a microphone and a processor to analyze the environment and adjust the audio played to the sounds of the environment in an "immersive" way, depending on whether the user is in a car, train, room or outside. The possible use of the Spatial Sound option may be crucial in the sound adaptation.