The AirPods Pro 3’s big bet is health tracking, but would that make you upgrade?


  • Apple has multiple teams working on AirPods health monitoring
  • Heart rate measurement is already close to the accuracy of Apple Watch
  • Most features may not be ready for AirPods Pro 3

If you thought Apple’s AirPods business was pretty good – last year It made more money than all of Nintendo on its headphones and earbuds alone — then you ain’t seen nothing yet: Apple is reportedly pushing its best AirPods further into healthcare, a business that Morgan Stanley claims could be worth more than $313 billion to Apple by 2027.

The latest report, from BloombergApple’s Mark Gurman says multiple teams at Apple are working to bring multiple forms of Apple Watch-style health tracking to the earbuds, and the next big one could come with the AirPods Pro 3.

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