--- description: Apple has delayed its wireless AirPod earbuds, designed to work with the iPhone 7. title: Apple's Newest Product Just Got Delayed image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt03f98504a9482828/6988a541e20a8741c3a9252c/gettyimages-600032590.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Apple's Newest Product Just Got Delayed  by [Alex Fitzpatrick](/author/alex-fitzpatrick/)  ## Alex Fitzpatrick Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 26, 2016 8:04 PM CUT  Apple wireless AirPods are tested during a media event at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, California on September 07, 2016. Apple wireless AirPods are tested during a media event at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, California on September 07, 2016.JOSH EDELSON—AFP/Getty Images  by [Alex Fitzpatrick](/author/alex-fitzpatrick/)  ## Alex Fitzpatrick Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 26, 2016 8:04 PM CUT When Apple in September took the controversial step of announcing an iPhone without a headphone jack, it announced an accessory that provides a workaround: A pair of wireless earbuds called AirPods, which it said would ship in October for $159. Now Apple is changing its tune. The Cupertino, Calif. tech titan [told](https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-delays-airpods-release/?ftag=COS-05-10aaa0b&linkId=30378220 "undefined") tech news site CNET it needs “a little more time” to ship the AirPods. “We don’t believe in shipping a product before it’s ready, and we need a little more time before AirPods are ready for our customers,” a company spokesperson told the site. It’s unclear exactly when the AirPods will be available. That’s not to say iPhone 7 owners are completely without headphone options. The device comes with an adapter making it possible to use standard-issue headphones via the smartphone’s Lightning charging port, as well as wired earbuds that connect the same way. Still, it’s an unusual misstep for a company that isn’t known to miss self-declared deadlines. Apple fans may find solace Thursday, when the firm is [expected to unveil new Mac desktop and laptop computers](http://time.com/4543171/apple-macbook-pro-2016-release-date-rumors/ "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4546817/apple-airpod-earbuds-iphone-7-delay-release-date-price/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4546817/apple-airpod-earbuds-iphone-7-delay-release-date-price/"},"headline":"Apple's Newest Product Just Got Delayed","datePublished":"2016-10-26T20:04:47.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:50:39.824Z","description":"Apple's wireless AirPod earbuds aren't ready to ship","url":"https://time.com/4546817/apple-airpod-earbuds-iphone-7-delay-release-date-price/","keywords":["Tech","Apple","Gadgets"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt03f98504a9482828/6988a541e20a8741c3a9252c/gettyimages-600032590.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alex Fitzpatrick","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alex-fitzpatrick/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt03f98504a9482828/6988a541e20a8741c3a9252c/gettyimages-600032590.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"apple-airpods","caption":"US-IT-INTERNET-COMPUTERS-TELECOM-APPLE","creditText":"JOSH EDELSON—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4546817/apple-airpod-earbuds-iphone-7-delay-release-date-price/","name":"Apple's Newest Product Just Got Delayed"}}]}] ```