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Re:I built and launched the first AirPods-Controlled Game on Sunday September 28, 2025 @08:00AM (#45403700)
Apple does not secretly analyze sine waves to infer head motion. Instead, airpods pro/max/gen-3 include actual IMUs (inertial measurement units), and ios exposes their readings through core motion.

It’s a known research technique called acoustic motion tracking (some labs use inaudible chirps to locate phones or headsets) you mentioned, but it’s not how airpods head tracking works