AirPods Pro 3 Said to Gain Two Health Sensors, But Translation Delayed

[Martius]

AirPods Pro is hand down my favorite Apple product. I have very sensitive ears and tinnitus and it's been life saver at concerts or car events. I can enjoy them without being worried about my ears. I will buy the next version at the launch day. But knowing Apple, addition of both sensor won't probably happen. Too much of an upgrade in one revision.

 

[CapitalIdea]

I buy AirPods for sound, not for health. Just keep improving audio please and no health sensors that make it even more expensive.

You’re not the only customer, and AirPods are very popular for people who are exercising (and especially running) so these sensors make a lot of sense.

 

[freedomlinux]

How about adding a display while we are at it as well?
/s

Now that's an idea! For the cost reduced Vision Non-Pro I could relocate the animated eyeballs into my ears 🤔

 

[ConfusedChris]

“Apple's ‌iPhone‌ Translate app can already be used for conversations like this, but having the function included in the AirPods will streamline the exchange.”

What Apple Translate app?

 

[wanha]

Surprise! Gurman was wrong on a timeline again. Add this to every other rumor he has made in the past couple years.

and what about all the rumors he's gotten right? Because there have been a LOT of those, too.

Personally, what maddens me about Gurman is that he doesn't take any accountability or explain when he gets things colossally wrong, so his rumors always leave a foul taste in the mouth, even when they end up being proven correct.

 

[WarmWinterHat]

You’re not the only customer, and AirPods are very popular for people who are exercising (and especially running) so these sensors make a lot of sense.

Sealed ear-canal headphones, including AirPods Pro, make a loud drumming/thumping sound (occlusion effect) in my head when running. I've read it's fairly common.

The open-ear regular AirPods work fine..wonder if they will add any of these sensors to them?

The Occlusion Effect Explained: Causes And Solutions

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[Johnny907]

SQ and battery life. All I care about when it comes to headphones, thanks.
As for Translation.. Siri can’t even understand when I speak clear English, so not holding my breath for translation features anytime soon.

 

[W2u7Yw4HaD]

Is live translation part of "Apple Intelligence"? So, is that going to be based on Google Translate if Apple licenses Google's tech?

DeepL has better translation then google, by a long shot.. but I bet they will use their own translation models..

 

[bmark]

Translation was supposed to be the great feature for the new Apple AirPods pro and of course it's delayed!

Apple should stop announcing features they can never deliver on time.

 

[MrMojo1]

The APPs are meant for sound and noise suppression so focus on those instead.
Adding health sensors, as those sensors will, probably marginally, still use up more battery life.

 

[GregJohn]

Hope they launch soon, my AirPods right one is crawling and staticky and I don’t want to re-purchase it haha

 

[CaptFuzzyBuns]

Why do we need health sensors in headphones? I’ll want better sound quality. That’s what headphones are made for.

I hear what you're saying... I am sure NC and Transparency modes will improve. I do feel sound quality overall is great and just keeps getting better. Now the fun part, will we even notice any perceived sound improvements?

My Pro's started to die on me yesterday (NC no longer works and I am pretty sure my right AirPods barely works at all now...) Coming from 1st Generation Pro's - I'll be happy with whatever updates they want to sneak in.

 

[Geekett]

I hope ANC will be much better - AirPods Pro 2 is good but sometimes not good enough with very loud noises or children strident cries 🫨

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

Apple delays translation, meanwhile Google releases this

There's not excuse for Apple - they are giants and all of these delays would never happen with Jobs at the helm..

iPhone OS 2.0, 3.0 and iOS 4 all had delayed features that didn’t make it to the initial release, under Steve Jobs’s watch.
Not to mention the white iPhone 4, the initial launch of Mac OS X Chita and Leopard, which were all delayed more than once.

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

Translation was supposed to be the great feature for the new Apple AirPods pro and of course it's delayed!

Apple should stop announcing features they can never deliver on time.

Apple didn’t announce anything.

 

[The Game 161]

this event is going to be expensive

 

[bmark]

Apple didn’t announce anything.

Apple announced live translation being a feature for the new Air Pods Pro and now it's delayed. Another failure like AI.