A new report indicates that Apple is working to give AirPods the ability to track users' health data by building new sensors into the earphones that can measure various vital movements inside the ear.
The report, published by Apple Insider, quoted Apple News reporter Mark Gurman (Mark Gurman) as saying that the AirPods will become a healthy device in the next year or so, and that the new gadgets that the headphones will bring with them will provide the Apple Watch expansion. of the health function. Apple Watch.
According to a post on the site, patents previously filed by Apple indicate that the company is working on inserting a new biosensor into the AirPods that uses a PPG sensor that uses light to measure changes in blood volume in tissues. The sensor is used to measure blood flow, oxygen saturation and heart rate. The information also states that the stethoscope can equip the skin with an ECG sensor and an electrical response sensor.
As mentioned in the previous information, Apple has been testing sensors that can monitor the headphone wearer's heart rate, body temperature, and sweat rate. A patent filed by Apple in 2018 indicates that the company is developing ways to secure the earbuds more firmly in the ear to allow for more reliable contact between the earbuds and the skin in the ear and to allow the sensors to work better. Apple could introduce new tools for its headphones to test users' hearing.
It should be noted that the current generation of AirPods headphones offers features that improve the user’s hearing, such as: such as the direct listening feature, which can help users hear conversations better in noisy places using the iPhone, as users can hold the phone close. to the speaker to amplify their voice and send it to the speakers at the expense of other background noise. The Conversation Enhancement feature in the latest generation of AirPods Pro earbuds helps people with hearing loss better understand nearby conversations automatically, without the need for a phone.