The update that could change everything, on your airpods?

Apple could take advantage of the launch in the coming days of iOS 26 (formerly called iOS 19), to make a big update on its AirPods. The headphones of the apple brand, which have long remained an accessory dedicated to audiophiles, could become A real user health monitoring device.

Apple has already taken a step in this direction last year, by introducing a “hearing test” functionality to measure the hearing loss of a person. If necessary, AirPods Pro 2 (the only ones to benefit from this option) can even turn into real small hearing aids.

Sleep detection

While waiting to physically add a sensor capable of detecting a person’s heart rate, Apple could take advantage of the release of iOS 26 to launch new feature. According to the latest information from our colleagues from Macrumors, this is about sleep detection.

Concretely, it is not the headphones that would detect sleep alone. The user must also wear an Apple Watch on the wrist. When the latter actually detects that its owner is asleep, then reading stops in the AirPods. Sleeping with his headphones is nevertheless a practice strongly not recommended by the medical community.

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New gestures and instant translation?

Apple should also take advantage of the arrival of iOS 26 to introduce new head gestures. Still according to MacRumors information, movements to set up or lower the reading volume could make their arrival. As a reminder, Apple introduced a new gesture last year to accept or decline a call.

At the same time, one of the flagship features of this year should be Automatic translation in real time. In other words, a person who carries airpods could hear the translation of a discussion live. It would then be much easier to communicate between users.

For the time being, we do not know if these features will be available on all AirPods or if, as last year with hearing health tests, only AirPods Pro 2 will have the right to these new features. The question should not remain in suspense for a long time, Apple must present in the smallest detail iOS 26 at the WWDC opening conference this Monday, June 9 at 7 p.m. Monday. You can follow it live with us on Iphon.fr.