Samsung's upcoming clip-on Galaxy Buds swing by the FCC

We’ve been tracking developments around a pair of unannounced earbuds from Samsung, internally referred to in Samsung’s software as “able,” since April. The earbuds, which could come to market under the name Galaxy Buds On, might be announced any time now: a device with a model number matching the upcoming earbuds has just appeared in FCC documents.

The FCC documentation shows that a Bluetooth headset from Samsung with the model number SMU600 was granted equipment authorization today, September 15. The grant means Samsung is now clear to market the earbuds in the US.

Code in Samsung’s Galaxy Buds app referred to the earbuds we’re expecting could be released as the Galaxy Buds On with model number SM-U600, so it’s clear the newly authorized headset is the same one we’ve been tracking for the past few months.

A May report claimed that the Galaxy Buds On will be Samsung’s first clip-style open earbuds, which are meant to attach to the outside of the ear without blocking ambient the sound from entering the ear canal. That would fit well enough with both the Able codename and the purported On branding.

Another report this summer said that the new Galaxy Buds would launch at an event taking placing either this month or in October. Today’s new authorization lines up neatly with that possibility — we could be in for an official reveal any time now. We’ll be on the lookout for any event announcements.