AirPods Pro 3 to Get Health Features Like Heart Rate Monitoring: Mark Gurman

AirPods Pro 3 could be equipped with cameras in the future.

Written by Sucharita Ganguly, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 23 December 2024 12:51 IST

AirPods Pro 3 to Get Health Features Like Heart Rate Monitoring: Mark Gurman

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AirPods Pro 3 is expected to succeed the AirPods Pro 2 (pictured)

Highlights

AirPods Pro 3 could launch in 2027
The audio wearables are expected to get upgraded UI features
The AirPods Pro 2 was upgraded in September with hearing aid features

AirPods Pro 3 are expected to launch as a successor to the AirPods Pro (2nd generation), which were unveiled in 2022. The earphones were upgraded with hearing aid capabilities in September 2024 via a software update. Apple is expected to pack several health-tracking features in the third generation of AirPods Pro. An analyst has now claimed that the Cupertino-based tech giant is in the early stages of developing AirPods Pro 3 with multiple health monitoring sensors.

AirPods Pro 3 Health Features (Expected)

In the latest edition of his Power On newsletter, Mark Gurman states that Apple is experimenting with the next generation of AirPods Pro with multiple health-tracking features, including a temperature sensor, a heart-rate monitor, and "technology that tracks a slew of physiological measures."

Gurman adds that in Apple's internal testing, the heart-rate data from the Apple Watch models is far more accurate than those from the upcoming AirPods but the values are not off by much. The company is now in the early stages of development and they are working towards making the heart rate monitor on the AirPods Pro 3 more accurate, the analyst says.

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An earlier leak suggested that AirPods Pro 3 users will likely need to wear both earphones for the heart rate monitoring feature to send relevant information to the Apple Health app. The leaks suggested that users will be able to toggle this functionality in the Bluetooth settings.

It was also previously claimed that AirPods Pro 3 with cameras, alongside upgraded AI and health features, could launch in 2027. The cameras were tipped to be used to collect data and help improve certain functionalities. In his latest newsletter, Gurman claims that with Apple building more around "AI and its Apple Intelligence platform," a future iteration of the AirPods Pro, in "a couple more years" could get the inbuilt cameras.

Apple AirPods Pro (2nd generation) True Wireless Stereo (TWS) Earphones

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design / Comfort
Audio Quality
Battery Life
Value For Money

Good
Classic design with improved controls
Comfortable fit
State-of-the-art charging case
Very good battery life
Flexible, eager sound quality
Excellent ANC and transparency modes

Bad
Some features only work on Apple devices
Somewhat expensive

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Colour White

Headphone Type In-Ear

Microphone Yes

Connectivity True Wireless Stereo (TWS)

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Sucharita is a writer with Gadgets 360 and is mostly found playing with her cat in her free time. She has previously worked at breaking news desks across organizations. Powered by coffee, The Beatles, Bowie, and her newfound love for BTS, she aims to work towards contributing to a better media environment for women and queer folk. More