According to a report by 52Audio, the next generation of AirPods Pro may be equipped with a series of new features, including heart rate detection, hearing aids, and a USB-C interface.
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52Audio claims to have received new information about the AirPods Pro 2 and used that information to produce several renders of the headset. In terms of design, the AirPods Pro 2 still has a headphone stem that looks a lot like the AirPods Pro and AirPods 3.
52Audio claims that the AirPods Pro 2 will have a ton of new features:
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Updated H1 chip: The updated H1 chip is expected to feature an upgraded SiP packaging system and adaptive noise cancellation, including improvements in performance and power consumption.
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Find My: AirPods Pro 2 is expected to support Find My, allowing users to locate the headset using the Find My app. It was previously rumored that there would be a speaker on the headphone case, allowing them to produce sound if they were lost.
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Heart rate detection: It was previously reported that a health sensor will appear in the AirPods Pro 2, and 52Audio claims that the headset will be able to detect heart rate from the ear.
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Temperature detection: The heart rate sensor may also support temperature detection, but 52Audio says it cannot confirm.
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Audio improvements: The AirPods Pro 2 will have similar audio improvements to the AirPods 3, with a “custom combination of high-amplitude drivers and high-dynamic-range amplifiers.” Adaptive equalization, spatial audio with dynamic head tracking and audio sharing, and more will also be included.
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USB-C: The AirPods Pro 2 will use a USB-C interface instead of Lightning, which is also in line with the changing trend of Apple products.
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Hearing aid functionality: 52Audio claims the AirPods Pro 2 will work as a hearing aid. The earphones can “collect sound through the headphone box and transmit it to the earphones for sound enhancement and playback”, with the aim of helping people with hearing loss to better hear sounds in their environment. The website believes that the lanyard hole previously described as the side of the AirPods Pro 2 is actually some kind of hearing aid opening.
Moreover, there have been previous rumors that the AirPods Pro 2 will support Apple Lossless Audio (ALAC) through a new connection solution, which is expected to be launched this fall.
