Apple will add more health features to AirPods Pro

A few days ago we showed you step by step how to do a hearing test with the new iOS 18 functions introduced a few months ago in the AirPods Pro 2. It is clear how little by little Apple is getting fully into the world of health. Not only with AirPods and hearing health, but also with the Apple Watch and its wide range of sensors and multitude of advances in software and other products. The next step for Apple is continue adding sensors and health features to AirPods Pro and it would not be unreasonable to think that new sensors will reach their third generation in the coming months.

Heart rate on AirPods Pro?: it could soon be a reality

Apple’s interest in the world of health is not something that is hidden in Cupertino. In fact, it is one of the objectives they try to fight for in each of their products so that their devices improve the lives of their users. A clear example is the large number of functions on the Apple Watch such as fall detection, arrhythmia detection, SOS emergencies via satellite, electrocardiogram, etc. Continuing to invest in devices that improve the health of users is key at Apple.

A few days ago Mark Gurman, Blumberg analyst, analyzed what the next steps were going to be in the field of health and spoke clearly about the AirPods Pro, Apple’s wireless headphones that are little by little gaining more followers not only for the sound quality but for the rest of the very useful functions. Apple engineers They could have managed to introduce new sensors in the headphones that would allow users to know their body temperature, heart rate and “other physiological measurements.”

The really important thing about Apple products is that they do not diagnose, but rather detect anomalies and launch alerts for the user to contact medical services. Have AirPods Pro that complement the physiological information with the information from the Apple Watch could be useful for all iOS and watchOS algorithms. In addition, Apple has reactivated a project that it canceled that consisted of include cameras in the headphones. This project has been resurrected due to the growing demand and interest in artificial intelligence, Apple Vision Pro and the importance of environmental recognition.

Gurman does not know when these new sensors could be included in the AirPods Pro, but it would not be crazy to think that The next AirPods Pro 3 could collect more physiological data from the user, taking into account the latest information.