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Apple patent describes using AirPods to detect heart disease, likely next year


9to5Mac recently discovered evidence in iOS 18 that Apple is testing using future AirPods models to measure heartbeat, with our...

An Apple patent application describes how the company can use a health sensor not just to measure heart-rate, but also to detect heart disease … The string is part of a system component that manages the setup of Apple’s wireless headphones, such as AirPods and Beats. AirPods Pro 3 are expected to launch next year, with Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman indicating that these will include health sensors.

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