Second-gen Apple AirPods Max not currently in the works, but it might receive new color variants on May 28, 2021, 12:12 Forward-looking: Apple wearables' revenue has been growing at an astounding rate, totaling $30 billion this past fiscal year. That's about 10 percent of the total sales revenue. Given these values, it's only logical that Apple will want to update the AirPods series. However, a new report claims that only the original AirPods will be revamped this year. Released back in March of 2019, the two-year-old AirPods will reportedly receive a well-deserved redesign this year. The new report aligns with an older one claiming the AirPods 3 would start mass production in Q3 2021, with shipping beginning in late 2021.