"The AirPods Pro 3 are confirmed to feature in-ear heart rate sensing. Alongside iOS 26 updates to the iPhone's Fitness app, users can now start a workout session in the app and use the Pro 3 earbuds to track heart rate, time spent exercising, and calories burned. They can close their Move ring, and earn rewards in the app -- no Watch needed."
"It's a massive upgrade for people who habitually use the free Fitness app tier. It's an even more welcomed upgrade if you're like me and fitness tracking is the only reason you're tethered to your Apple Watch. If the AirPods Pro 3's fitness tracking features work as well as Apple says they will, here's why they'll make me retire my Apple Watch for good."
"When I go to the gym, my tech arsenal consists of my iPhone 16, Apple Watch SE 2, and AirPods Pro 2. I appreciate my Apple Watch only for its fitness and sleep tracking capabilities, so I opted for the no-frills SE 2 model. My AirPods serve as a vessel for listening to music, canceling the noise from the busy gym, and taking a hands-free call on my way home."
AirPods Pro 3 include in-ear heart rate sensing that integrates with iOS 26 Fitness app updates to start workouts and record heart rate, exercise duration, and calories burned. Users can close their Move ring and earn Fitness app rewards without wearing an Apple Watch. The capability represents a major upgrade for users of the free Fitness app tier and could replace the Apple Watch for people whose primary reason for wearing it is fitness tracking. Combining AirPods and iPhone reduces the number of devices to carry. A prior in-ear attempt with Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 faced app subscription and connectivity problems.
Read at ZDNET
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]