And why not a touch screen soon on the AirPods earphone charging case? In any case, it is a direction that Apple is exploring if we are to believe a patent registered in September 2022 and recently published.
All-purpose AirPods case screen…
Named "Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interface Interactions with a Headphone Case", the document describes how the screen on the case provides music control as well as access to a selection of useful applications like Apple Music, Apple TV+, Weather, Maps, etc. For example, Maps can indicate a step-by-step route in the headphones (see illustration above). The patent also mentions that the screen may be compatible with the Apple Pencil stylus.
As always, let's remember that patents do not confirm that a product is in development, but provide important clues as to the directions explored internally by its manufacturer. Source: Patently Apple
