According to Bloomberg ’s Mark Gurman , some AirPods will add a new hearing health feature that will be supported by iOS 17. This AirPods feature will be able to help you check health , as well as determine your body temperature through your ear canal. your hearing He also said that all of Apple’s new headphones will include a USB-C port and that the company is planning new AirPods Pro and AirPods Max models, although they probably won’t be coming anytime soon.
It's worth noting that AirPods already support audiograms . These are sound profiles that tell AirPods where users ' hearing is weakest so they can tune to their hearing abilities.
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There are other wireless headphones that have a similar feature. The Jabra Elite 75t added one in 2020, MySound , which creates custom sound profiles for each user after playing a series of sounds in each ear. It then prompts users to tap their screen when they hear noise. The Nothing Ear 2 also recently added its own hearing test and custom sound profiles for its users .
Gurman also said that Apple is considering using AirPods as hearing aids, following the FDA's approval to sell aids without a prescription.
Additionally, as mentioned above, Gurman said that future AirPods could measure temperature body through your ear canal. Rumors that Apple would do this have been circulating since late 2021. Last year, the Apple Watch Series 8 introduced something similar. In fact, the watch's temperature measurement is used to track menstrual cycles.
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The extension of temperature monitoring on AirPods could provide more accurate results. It could allow Apple to tell a user with greater precision if they are starting to get sick. Gurman did not specify whether this feature will be available only on AirPods Pro.
However, according to Gurman's Power On newsletter, the updated AirPods Pro may not be coming anytime soon. Gurman believes that the new health features are "months or even years away," and that while USB-C AirPods may be coming soon, the AirPods Pro themselves are currently on a three-year refresh cycle. The 2nd-generation AirPods Pro only launched last year, so it's unlikely we'll see a new pair of headphones this year.
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Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said in March that he expects a USB-C version of the AirPods Pro to come later this year, in the second or third quarter.
Source: www.theverge.com
