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AirPods Pro 3 fitness feature surprises triathlete tester - here's what he found


This new feature in the AirPods Pro 3 is a winner, according to the DC Rainmaker blog.

After updating your iPhone to iOS 26, you open the Fitness app, tap the new Workout tab, and follow the steps to set it up. The earbuds struggled a bit to grab the heart rate at the peak of an interval as DC Rainmaker showed through a graph in his post. In the end, DC Rainmaker summed up his opinion: "Apple has managed to do something that really nobody else has: Produce a pretty solid heart rate sensing device in your ears.

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