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Home / News / Science News / Apple could be working on biometrics-equipped 'interchangeable' AirPods
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    Apple could be working on biometrics-equipped 'interchangeable' AirPods

    Shubham Sharma
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    Last updated on Dec 06, 2018, 12:10 am
    Apple could be working on biometrics-equipped 'interchangeable' AirPods
  • Apple's truly wireless AirPods are impressive, but just like all other high-end earphones, even these earbuds have fit issues.

    Though the Cupertino giant has done a lot to deliver the perfect fit, many users still find AirPods uncomfortable, sometimes even painful, to wear.

    However, a new patent has hinted that Apple might solve that problem with an interchangeable pair of AirPods.

    Here's how.

  • In this article
    Interchangeable AirPods: How they would work? Here's what the patent document read Plus, they might even have biometric sensors Is this a completely redesigned avatar of AirPods? However, don't get your hopes high
  • Patent details

    Interchangeable AirPods: How they would work?

    Interchangeable AirPods: How they would work?
  • The USPTO patent, which was granted to Apple a few days ago, envisions AirPods with a symmetric design.

    This would allow the right and left earbud to be worn interchangeably, promising a universal fit to the user.

    The same patent states that such earbuds could also include sensors capable of detecting left/right ear placement and adjusting audio quality according to it.

  • Quote

    Here's what the patent document read

  • "In such an embodiment, the earbud can include a sensor and circuitry configured to determine and alter operation of the earbud in accordance to which ear the earbud is determined to be sitting in," the patent document read.

  • Biometrics

    Plus, they might even have biometric sensors

    Plus, they might even have biometric sensors
  • Along with this, the envisioned AirPods could also carry one or more biometric sensors.

    These, as the patent suggests, could be "pressed up against a portion of the tragus for making biometric measurements".

    Then, they could take health-related measurements and provide information ranging from heart-rate to body temperature in real-time, according to The Verge.

  • Information

    Is this a completely redesigned avatar of AirPods?

  • Just recently, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reported that we'll see AirPods with an all-new design in 2020. The report is not confirmed, but if design changes are indeed coming, the idea of bringing interchangeability and biometrics would certainly make sense.

  • Availability

    However, don't get your hopes high

    However, don't get your hopes high
  • As this technology is just a patent right now, there's no guarantee when or if it will turn into a consumer product.

    Apple has not refreshed AirPods since 2016 but reports suggest that a new generation would be unveiled next year.

    However, there's no way of saying if something like this would come with the next or any future update of the device.

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