TL;DR
- Samsung’s working on new earbuds and One UI 8.5 has proven to be a great resource for early news on them.
- After confirming the Galaxy Buds 4 and Galaxy Buds 4 Pro names, the software is now revealing their internal codenames.
- Samsung’s been calling the Buds 4 “Handel” and the Buds 4 Pro “Bach” after the German composers.
Right now, Samsung is helping push Android in new directions with the launch of its Galaxy XR headset, but even as it experiments with new device types, the company is not backing down from its commitment to keeping things fresh for some of its fan-favorite product lines. Earlier this month we shared our latest findings that revealed the company’s work on some new earbuds, with the appearance of Galaxy Buds 4 iconography in a leaked One UI 8.5 build. And now we’ve managed to uncover some fresh details.
Once again, we’re looking at an early One UI 8.5 release, and this time, specifically at Samsung’s Buds Manager software. And sure enough, we now see references to both the Galaxy Buds 4 and Galaxy Buds 4 Pro: