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« on: May 26, 2020, 04:05:25 pm »

Are Future AirPods getting ambient light sensors to replace Apple Watch?

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A new report says future AirPods will include ambient light sensors.
The report doesn't say what the new sensors will be used for.
They could be part of a health initiative.


The AirPods are "1-2 years away".

Apple is set to add ambient light sensors (ALS) to a future pair of AirPods, according to a tease of a future DigiTimes report. But that teaser doesn't say why.

While the full report might have more information, all we currently have to work with is a claim that ALS will be added to AirPods within the next two years.


  Apple is expected to incorporate ambient light sensors (ALS) in next-generation AirPods devices in the coming 1-2 years, and Taiwan's ASE Technology may handle the backend process for the new component, as it has moved to purchase more packaging machines


So why would Apple add such sensors to earbuds? AirPods already know when they are inside your ears thanks to the optical sensors that are present. It's unlikely that those sensors w...

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