For AirPods Pro, Apple would be working on new functions

While the Apple Watch has lost its first place, the Cupertino company is seeking to extend its health empire to our ears.

If the rumors reported by Bloomberg are confirmed, Apple is preparing to take a new step in its conquest of the connected health market. Future AirPods would no longer just offer an audio experience — they would monitor your health with a precision previously reserved for connected watches.

Health in our ears

The latest AirPods Pro 2 software update brought hearing health tools, but future AirPods should go much further. Indeed, Mark Gurman, specialist in the world of the Apple brand, thinks he knows that Apple teams are currently working on several health functions including monitoring body temperature, heart rate and other physiological measurements .

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Measuring heart rate from the ears is not new in itself. Manufacturers like Anker with its Soundcore Liberty 4 or Samsung already offer this functionality. But Apple, true to its philosophy, waits until it has perfected the technology before deploying it. The first prototypes would show results close to those of the Apple Watch.

Body temperature is also one of the parameters that future AirPods could monitor. A particularly relevant feature at a time when preventive health is gaining importance.

And cameras?

Mark Gurman also points out another curiosity: Apple is reportedly working on integrating cameras into small headphones in order to offer AI functions.

Development is currently a “priority” in the AI ​​and AirPods team, but finalized products could take several years to actually hit the market. Therefore, it is not at all certain that the AirPods Pro 3, expected in 2025, will be able to benefit from all these features.

It's possible that Apple plans to attack Meta's smart glasses, armed with cameras and AI, with headphones.