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Potential Pixel Buds 2 dark clouds appear as pre-orders are canceled

Google announced the Pixel Buds 2 last year. (Source: Google)
Google announced the Pixel Buds 2 last year. (Source: Google)
Google's upcoming Pixel Buds 2 are billed for a spring release. The true wireless earbuds were put on pre-order at a third-party retail store a while ago, but it would appear that all orders have now been canceled, the implications of which are unknown.
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Google announced its second generation of TWS earbuds, the Pixel Buds 2, last year, and billed the devices to be launched sometime in Spring. The Pixel Buds 2 was expected to land, perhaps alongside the Pixel 4a next month, but there's been a new development.

Pre-order pages for the Pixel Buds 2 have been up for a while, with Best Buy putting one up albeit temporarily. Chicago-based retail store Abt also had the Pixel Buds 2 up for pre-order with a US$179 price tag, but has now spontaneously canceled all orders.

The store reportedly sent out this message to those who pre-ordered the buds:

Thank you for your recent order on our website.  We are writing to update you on your recent order of the Google Pixel Buds – GA01470-US.

We mistakenly put this product on our website and they are not available for pre-order.  As a result, we have cancelled your order.

We're not sure why. Perhaps Google wasn't keen on a third-party shop listing its unreleased hardware. There's also a chance that there could be new unforeseen production or logistic issues due to the current Coronavirus situation.

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Ricci Rox, 2020-04- 9 (Update: 2020-04- 9)