Your Powerbeats Pro 2 Are Getting A Serious Upgrade - But There's A Catch

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ZDNET's cardinal takeaways

• The Powerbeats Pro 2 will person awesome upgrades pinch iOS 26.
• Users tin way much metrics pinch improved accuracy.
• The astir valuable upgrades are reserved for iPhone users.

After Apple announced nan AirPods Pro 3's bosom complaint search characteristic and improved integration pinch nan iPhone, Beats confirmed that nan aforesaid upgrades will beryllium disposable to Powerbeats Pro 2 users. There are flimsy differences betwixt nan AirPods Pro 3 and Powerbeats Pro 2's personification experience, but Beats promises nan Powerbeats will connection Fitness app integration, real-time metrics tracking, and compatibility pinch Siri Interactions.

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All of nan Powerbeats Pro 2's upgrades are wrapped into nan iOS 26 update, which will beryllium released connected Sept. 15. A awesome caveat is that only iPhone users will person nan Powerbeats Pro 2's important characteristic upgrades for now.

More metrics

With iOS 26, iPhone users tin deterioration their Powerbeats Pro 2 to way their bosom complaint and calories burned erstwhile starting a real-time workout convention successful nan Fitness app. The earbuds will besides way nan wearer's steps, moreover erstwhile their iPhone is not connected their person.

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However, dissimilar nan AirPods Pro 3, viewing real-time metrics successful nan iPhone's upcoming Burn Bar is reserved for Fitness+ subscribers. Previously, users needed their Apple Watch to commencement a workout successful nan Fitness app, but iOS 26 won't require it. You'll only request your iPhone and Powerbeats Pro 2 aliases AirPods Pro 3. 

Improved tracking

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When Beats first launched nan Powerbeats Pro 2, nan earbuds would not way nan user's bosom complaint if they were wearing an Apple Watch, apt because Apple Watch's bosom complaint search was much accurate. 

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The upcoming iOS 26 update will alteration nan Powerbeats Pro 2 to way your bosom complaint alongside your Apple Watch aliases without it. According to Beats, nan Powerbeats Pro 2's package update includes an improved bosom complaint search algorithm for much meticulous results. 

Better personification experience

iPhone users wearing nan Powerbeats Pro 2 will besides entree Siri Interactions, 1 of my favourite AirPods Pro features. If you person an incoming telephone while successful nan mediate of an workout aliases erstwhile your hands are full, Siri will denote who's calling, and you tin either motion your caput "yes" to judge nan telephone aliases shingle your caput "no" to cull it.

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Finally, iPhone users tin still way their bosom complaint pinch nan Powerbeats Pro while only wearing 1 earbud. 

Android users will miss retired connected each nan upgrades mentioned above, isolated from for nan Powerbeats Pro 2's improved bosom complaint search algorithm and notifications to thief amended nan earbuds' fit. However, Android users tin way their bosom complaint successful existent clip erstwhile utilizing definite fittingness apps and instrumentality and toggle nan earbuds' settings wrong nan Beats app.