IOS 27 Beta Reveals B790 Device With Dual Cameras for Visual Intelligence

Code buried inside the second iOS 27 developer beta points to a device codenamed B790, described as capable of relaying “two images from cameras on either side of user’s head.” The discovery comes from app designer and developer Sam Henri Gold, who found the reference inside a system prompt metadata file. Gold speculated the codename could belong to Apple’s rumored smart glasses, though AirPods with cameras remain another candidate, and reportedly the more advanced of the two in development.

The detail that makes B790 interesting is the comparison it invites. AirPods Pro 3 carried the codename B788, putting B790 one step up in what looks like a sequential internal naming scheme. That proximity suggests the mystery device sits close to the AirPods line rather than being an entirely separate product category.

The code itself describes how Visual Intelligence would operate on the device, citing landmarks, text, and known objects as supported inputs, with the Eiffel Tower and a coffee mug used as examples. Visual Intelligence is already available on iPhone 15 Pro and newer, and in iOS 27 it gains a dedicated Siri mode inside the Camera app. The B790 code appears to extend that same framework to a wearable context, where a user could look at something and receive information through Siri without touching their phone.

Apple is reportedly developing both “AirPods Ultra” and camera-equipped smart glasses, with Visual Intelligence expected to anchor the experience on both products.

According to Bloomberg’s latest reporting, neither product is expected before late 2027. The beta code does not change that timeline, but it does confirm that engineering work on the underlying software is already underway, embedded quietly inside an OS that most users will run on hardware that cannot yet use it.