- Apple’s Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 has been confirmed for 2025
- Headphones are jerked to get heart rate monitoring technology
- A hidden code line in iOS 18 allegedly reveals that Powerbeats Pro 2 can be used in connection with gym equipment to measure the heartbeat
Apple’s Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 is reportedly coming soon. The originals were a roaring success and lived on our Best training headphones List of an incredibly long time. Now not only will Powerbeats Pro 2 arrive in 2025, but the rumor mill claims they will turn Apple’s own airpods into the punch and crack in the ear heart frequency monitoring.
Stained off MakrumorsA writer dug down in iOS 18’s code and reportedly found that Powerbeats Pro 2 will be able to connect to training equipment that Best treadmill And exercise bikes, harvest heart frequency data and show them in the health app on your iPhone.
At this point, it is unknown how this feature works when the user also uses an Apple Watch, regardless of whether one replaces the other. The report also does not mention whether the feature can be used without gymnastics equipment, and whether the information can be radiated directly from earplugs to an iPhone without an intermediate piece like a treadmill.
In-ear heart rate monitoring is not entirely new technology: Polar, manufacturers of the best heartbeat screens previously collaborated with Sennheiser to create a set of Sennheiser Momentum sports knobs ‘Driven by Polar’ with heart frequency monitoring technology included.
Apple’s AirPods Pro 3 has been rumored to have heartbeat monitoring, but it seems that Apple will first include the technology in its new Powerbeats headphones before delivering it to AirPods.
Analysis: Can earplugs really measure your heartbeat?
Earplugs may seem like a strange place to pick up your heartbeat compared to Best Fitness Trackers Or even an Apple Watch that collects information from your wrist.
However, I An exclusive interview with Techradar, Polar CEO Sander Werring Said, “An audible is actually a pretty good place through your ears to measure your heartbeat, measure fitness and body temperature.” Like a clock, this information is collected using small light pulses used to read the levels of light absorption caused by differences in blood flow.
We are glad to see what this new technology means for Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 – and Apple AirPods Pro 3.