Apple is working on the next generation of AirPods Pro, and they may have in accordance with BloombergMark Gurman – although this is a rumor we've heard before,
The company has reportedly started testing features such as temperature measurement and heart rate monitoring for the headphones. Apple found that the Apple Watch still performed better on the latter tasks, but the AirPods were “not far behind” in their readings.
The company may also have revived the idea of putting cameras in AirPods, a rumor we've heard several times over the past year. But it will likely be years before AirPods with a camera arrive.
— Mat Smith
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