Apple's over-ear headphones may come with gesture controls and rotation detection

A recent patent has been published which describes a couple of features that Apple is considering for its over-ear headphones. According to a report in 9To5Mac, these could include gesture controls and rotation detection. However, one can never guarantee the direction Apple might take with new products, considering the company plays around with a lot of different ideas and patents. In 2018, a patent was seen suggesting that the **headphones may be reversible** , where the headphones could adjust its output accordingly after automatically detecting the orientation. [caption id=“attachment_5529211” align=“alignnone” width=“1280”]  Apple acquired Beats Music and Beats Electronics back in 2014.[/caption] However, people wear headphones differently, with many even placing it around the back of their neck, which could make it tricky for Apple to include touch-based gesture controls. However, the new patent, spotted by Patently Apple, seems to have a solution. According to the patent, the systems and methods described in it may be able to detect a gesture, like a swipe received as user input on a touch interface of the headphones, or integrated into an earpiece. “The gesture may be made in a particular direction, such as down toward Earth,” the patent states. This means that one could swipe down to reduce volume or forward to skip it to the next track. https://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2020/07/apple-has-been-granted-their-second-patent-this-year-for-their-future-over-ear-headphones-emphasizing-gesture-input.html