A report from Bloomberg has stated that Apple is working on some upgrades for its popular AirPods product. The original wireless Bluetooth earbuds were released in 2016 and have contributed significantly to Apple's successful "Others" division (which includes the Apple Watch). It is rumored an upgrade of the AirPods with a new custom-designed chip will be released later this year, with a water-resistant upgrade being developed for next year.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Apple-possibly-working-on-AirPods-upgrade.285078.0.html
I wonder if they'll strengthen the case. I know at least 2 people (Apple employees, no less) who each have two utterly useless earpods because the case got damaged / chewed by a dog.
My gut tells me know because this is the sort of everyday problem Apple don't design their products for.