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Samsung may have a mysterious new pair of Galaxy Buds on the way

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Why This Matters

Samsung appears to be developing a new pair of Galaxy Buds, potentially with an accessibility focus, as indicated by references in its app and unusual naming conventions. This hints at possible innovations in the wireless earbud market, especially related to health or accessibility features, which could impact consumer choices and industry standards.

Key Takeaways

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TL;DR There’s a new reference to a previously unknown Galaxy Buds “Able” in Samsung’s Galaxy Buds app.

The name appears in a list also containing the Galaxy Buds 4 and Buds 4 Pro.

Despite the Galaxy Buds name, the model number associated with Able does not follow Samsung’s known earbud labeling.

Samsung’s been producing wireless earbuds for years now, but it’s only been a little over a month since we were introduced to its latest additions, the Galaxy Buds 4 and Galaxy Buds 4 Pro. Beyond to those two main models, every once in a while we get another entry in the Buds family, whether that’s something like a new pair of Buds FE, or the Galaxy Buds Core we saw launch last year. And today, we may have just identified the next new addition to the Galaxy Buds lineup.

For this find, we’re turning our attention to Samsung’s Galaxy Buds app. Looking through the text strings present within, all of sudden we see a new name jump out at us, next to those recent Galaxy Buds 4 models:

AssembleDebug / Android Authority

So, what the heck is the Galaxy Buds Able? Well, let’s start with the name. Oddly, while both the Buds 4 and Buds 4 Pro had internal codenames based on composers, as you see over on the right, the Buds Able codename appears to just be “able.”

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