### Heart Rate Detection with AirPods Pro 3: All You Need to Know
AirPods Pro 3 represent an excellent enhancement over their already impressive predecessor, and an often-overlooked benefit of this new version is a robust health feature: heart rate detection. This capability permits users to monitor their heart rate information within the Health app on their iPhone and allows for closing Activity rings without the necessity for an Apple Watch. There are unique advantages within Apple Fitness+ as well.
#### Steps to Activate Heart Rate Detection
To leverage the heart rate detection feature, confirm that it is activated. While using AirPods Pro 3, launch the Settings app on your iPhone, select your AirPods’ name at the top of the display, and scroll down to locate ‘Heart Rate.’ Ensure this is toggled to on. Once activated, your heart rate information will be automatically recorded in the Apple Health app on your iPhone. You can view it by opening Health, tapping the search icon in the lower right, and choosing ‘Heart.’
#### Enhancing Heart Rate Detection Precision
For the most precise heart rate measurements, Apple suggests the following recommendations:
1. **Verify the fit**: Conduct a fit test in the Settings app.
2. **Maintain updated Health app information**: Your height, weight, gender, and age all influence heart rate readings.
3. **Regularly clean your AirPods**: Remove buildup that could interfere with accurate readings.
4. **Assess for ear issues or alterations**: Earwax accumulation, moisture, skin conditions, ear piercings, and metal accessories may impact sensor efficacy.
Adhering to this advice will help ensure your heart rate readings are as precise as possible. If you use both AirPods Pro 3 and an Apple Watch, both devices will monitor your heart rate, with the “highest-confidence source” being recorded at any given moment.
Have you been utilizing the heart rate tracking feature of AirPods Pro 3? How has it performed for you? Share your thoughts in the comments.
