Will the new AirPods Pro 2 case work with first-gen AirPods Pro?

[mef613]

It seems that the two generations of actual AirPods Pro have the same dimensions. I have newish Pros so I am not going to buy the new ones anytime soon, but the features of the new case are actually compelling and don’t seem to be obviously coupled to the functions of the new AirPods Pro. Any word on backward compatibility?

 

[crawfish963]

I can’t see any reason why it wouldn’t. Assuming that the stem length is the same, and the connections are in the same spot to meet with the connectors on the case of the 1GEN AirPods Pro, it should work.

 

[mef613]

Mechanically, I agree - but given that the case and AirPods interact on a software level (charging, etc), the real question is whether the 2nd gen case firmware is compatible with the 1st gen AirPod Pro firmware. Backward compatibility would certainly seem possible, but not clear if they did the work to make it happen.

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I'm not clear that they're going to sell the 2nd gen case as its own product, at least at first, so this may all be moot. But dang, it would be nice to have precision finding and the case speaker for Find My in particular.

 

[Chrisjmv]

im looking also for a case, so as far as I understand, the AirPods Pro (1st Gen) Case should work with the 2nd gen AirPods Pro, correct? I wanted go get that Case here then:

Pod Jacket Pro | Weiche Lederhülle für Apple AirPods Pro | Bellroy

Verleihe deinen AirPods mit dieser Schutzhülle einen angenehmen Leder-Touch und einen Hauch Persönlichkeit.

de.bellroy.com

 

[mebehere]

Will not work. No way Apple will let you put your current Pros in the new case. You have to upgrade. They want your money. Not your wishes.

 

[Oridus]

Will not work. No way Apple will let you put your current Pros in the new case. You have to upgrade. They want your money. Not your wishes.

Do you have evidence of this?