The new AirPods Pro 3 offer noticeably improved noise cancellation and sound quality—but how much do they really differ from the Pro 2? In short: a lot. We've tested both and are here to break down what's new and why it matters.

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Apple today released new beta firmware that's designed for the AirPods Pro 3. The firmware is limited to developers at the current time, and it has a build number of 8B5025a. The firmware comes as Apple is testing the iOS 26.

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The AirPods Pro 3 has a new built-in heart rate sensor—and yes, it’s pretty darn good. It works by shining light into the skin inside your ear canal and analyzing how that light reflects back—a method called photoplethysmography (PPG)—to estimate your pulse.

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Your AirPods can detect when you've fallen asleep and pause your media. The AirPods likely use an accelerometer, not a heart rate sensor, to detect when you've fallen asleep. The feature requires a pair of AirPods Pro 2, Pro 3, or AirPods 4, and iOS 26.