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That includes heart-rate monitoring and sensors to measure other health data."

AirPods didn’t do it first, so they’ll have to do it best…

Close-up of woman using AirPods Pro 2

The idea of earbuds that can take your ticker isn’t new, but it’s certainly proved elusive.

It’s possible that Apple simply didn’t get around to adding heart-rate monitoring in AirPods Pro 2.

But it’s not that it can’t be done in earbuds.

Apple AirPods Pro 2 suspended above a hand, on black background

Why label it so?

Probably because (not to get too dramatic here, but) a pulse is a life-or-death issue.