Cellular Airpods: Which generation of AirPods will add independent cellular connectivity?

[bobob]

Just as the Apple Watch first gained LTE cellular connectivity in its 3rd generation, which generation of AirPods will be the first to feature cellular capability?

I am looking forward to my future AirPods featuring:

- cellular capability​

- health sensors (pulse/ECG/body temperature)​

- on-board realtime transcription​

- on-board realtime translation​

- larger internal storage - 256GB base​

- ability to safely recharge while wearing​

- reduced size​

- AirPods App Store​

- Apple Pay​

- aural augmented reality​

- water-resistant to IP68 / 50 metres​

- AirPodsOS​

- workout tracking​

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Personally, I'm predicting health sensors (pulse/ECG/body temperature) in 4th gen AirPods and then cellular capabilty in 5th gen AirPods.


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1st Gen: Original Airpods
2nd Gen: Wireless charging
3rd Gen: Active noise cancellation
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6th Gen: ?
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8th Gen: ?
9th Gen: ?
AirPodsX: ?

 

[Soybomb]

I hope it happens soon just for all The battery and radiation threads. But I think thats a good way off, cellular Is too much of a battery hog and Siri isn’t good enough to be your only ui.

 

[Farsider]

Cellular Airpods? Interesting idea but I struggle to understand why someone would want one of these when an Apple Watch would do.

 

[scotio200]

Got more chance of cellular Apple Glasses to come before cellular AirPods

 

[dojoman]

Is this thread April fools joke?

 

[j0nblayz]

Hmmm interesting idea. I don’t see a big value having cellular coverage/wifi for headphones, but some ideas for uses:

1. use without watch or phone, maybe for at the gym, use Siri to control headphone.

2. find my usage, track it if lost

3. wireless updates

still those above usage wouldn’t justify impacting the battery or increasing the headphone size. But who knows what the future holds, maybe phones will be replaced with some type of headphones with AR glasses

 

[bobob]

Has no one seen the movie Her?

Wireless earbuds will become an independent computer platform at some point in the future.

Cellular connected AirPods will be one of the steps on the path to its implementation.

I will be shocked if Apple doesn't sell cellular Airpods by 2025.

 

[bobob]

I forgot to add one of the biggest upcoming milestone AirPods features:

AirPodsOS

Beyond its obvious accessibility benefit for visually limited users, AirPodsOS will be the backbone of this Siri voice navigated system supported by the rise of Apple's own H-series chip.

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[gsmornot]

If they do this and I buy the plan, I would have a plan for my phone, watch, and AirPods. It will be like $100 a month just for me to walk around not making calls. Ha.

 

[Paco II]

My old Bragi Dash Pro offered real-time translation and it was pretty neat. Rarely used it but neat nonetheless. And you can swim with them. They were far ahead of their time, and sadly the company is no more.

I forgot to add one of the biggest upcoming milestone AirPods features:

AirPodsOS

Beyond its obvious accessibility benefit for visually limited users, AirPodsOS will be the backbone of this Siri voice navigated system supported by the rise of Apple's own H-series chip.


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I am looking forward to my future AirPods featuring:​

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- cellular capability​

- health sensors (pulse/ECG/body temperature)​

- on-board realtime transcription​

- on-board realtime translation​

- larger internal storage - 256GB base​

- ability to safely recharge while wearing​

- reduced size​

- AirPods App Store​

- Apple Pay​

- aural augmented reality​

- water-resistant to IP68 / 50 metres​

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[chanerz]

Will never happen.

 

[bobob]

While it's not cellular, here is another feature arriving now on an AirPods Pro competitor:

Amazon testing basic workout tracking features for its Echo Buds

I have added that to my future AirPods features wishlist in the OP.

 

[Mr.Blacky]

Is this thread April fools joke?

I wasn't sure either at first, but "Apple App Store", "Apple Pay" and "ability to safely recharge while wearing" clearly gave it away as such.

 

[Itinj24]

At the very least, body temperature with a high/low warning threshold would be a very nice addition. You can avoid a lot of heat and cold injuries/casualties this way

 

[Feek]

lolnever

 

[Closingracer]

Just lol .... what ? We don’t need that

 

[Closingracer]

I wasn't sure either at first, but "Apple App Store", "Apple Pay" and "ability to safely recharge while wearing" clearly gave it away as such.

I am NOT putting my ear next to a NFC reader TF? That looks really stupid. Even more then the OG AirPods ever looked