Apple AirPods may soon come with health tracking, body temperature features

New updates to Apple’s AirPods may include hearing health and body temperature monitoring capabilities, according to Mark Gurman’s newsletter published on Bloomberg. Gurman also said that the tech giant is gearing to transition to USB-C charging ports on the AirPods. Besides, he mentions cheaper models of earbuds in the works.

According to Gurman, Apple is working on a new hearing test feature for the AirPods to test how well a user can hear. The earbuds will play different tones to allow Apple to screen users for hearing issues. Apple is also exploring ways to position the AirPods as hearing aids.