AirPods Pro 3 are a fantastic upgrade over their already-strong predecessor, and one underrated advantage of the new model is a powerful health feature: heart rate sensing. Here’s how to use it.
Heart rate sensing with AirPods Pro 3: Everything you should know
When Apple unveiled AirPods Pro 3 this fall, it improved nearly every aspect of what made AirPods Pro 2 so great. It also brought AirPods further into “health device” territory by adding a heart rate monitor.
Heart rate sensing lets AirPods Pro 3 users view their heart rate data inside the Health app on iPhone, and also enables closing Activity rings without an Apple Watch. There are special perks in Apple Fitness+ too.
Here’s how heart rate sensing works, and how to use it.
First, make sure you have the feature enabled.
While wearing AirPods Pro 3, visit the Settings app on your iPhone, then tap your AirPods’ name at the top of the screen, and scroll down near the bottom to find ‘Heart Rate.’ Make sure this is toggled on.
Once enabled, your heart rate data will be automatically logged to the Apple Health app on your iPhone. You can find it by opening Health, then hitting the search icon in the bottom-right, and tapping ‘Heart.’
Improving heart rate sensing accuracy with AirPods Pro 3
To get the most accurate heart rate readings, Apple recommends the following tips:
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