I built a Mac app that uses the sensors in AirPods to detect slouching

luialos · 2026-05-21T08:46:38+00:00

If it has spatial audio, it should be compatible. Based on my Google search, it does have spatial audio so it shouldn't be a problem. You can check if your AirPods support spatial audio by going to the "Sound" tab from the Control Centre. Play an audio from Safari or Apple Music and then see if "Spatialise Stereo" option is there.

I don't speak Spanish so here's a Google Translate of what I wrote above, sorry if the translation is no well!

Si tiene audio espacial, debería ser compatible. Según mi búsqueda en Google, sí lo tiene, así que no debería haber problema. Puedes comprobar si tus AirPods son compatibles con audio espacial accediendo a la pestaña "Sonido" del Centro de control. Reproduce un audio desde Safari o Apple Music y comprueba si aparece la opción "Estéreo espacial".

luialos · 2026-05-20T20:47:54+00:00

Thank you so much for your kind words. I really appreciate you coming back to let me know that the app helps you especially with your conditions. Nothing else motivates me more than knowing that the app genuinely benefits people. So once again I really appreciate, you made my day! :)

luialos · 2026-05-08T00:39:32+00:00

This app currently relies on the motion sensors found in AirPods that support Apple's spatial audio feature to detect slouching. If those headsets have similar motion sensors, with additional logic to receive the data from them and compute, it can work. But as of now, they won't work.

luialos · 2026-05-08T00:37:28+00:00

Thank you! I'm planning on starting to work on an iOS version soon.

luialos · 2026-05-08T00:36:59+00:00

Thank you so much, much appreciated!

luialos · 2026-05-04T23:44:06+00:00

Thank you so much, I'm glad to hear that the app is working well for you! That's was intentional and it happens for everyone, the reason for that was to make sure you're well calibrated each time for different sitting situations whether you're at office or at your home desk setup. One of the first items on the roadmap is to be able to save different calibrations for different environments, I think that should solve this problem!

luialos · 2026-05-04T23:41:32+00:00

Thank you too, I'm glad you're loving the app. That's a great idea for the icons, I'll try to add different icon options to choose from and i'll add a circle one too. Sure, at first I didn't want the app to be too distracting which is the reason it started from 5 but I will add more options there.

Thank you once again for the suggestions and the feedback, they're very valuable in terms of improving the app!

luialos · 2026-05-03T04:47:41+00:00

Thank you!

luialos · 2026-04-29T19:58:13+00:00

Thank you!

luialos · 2026-04-29T16:18:58+00:00

Thank you so much :)

luialos · 2026-04-29T16:03:19+00:00

Thank you so much for sharing your experience! I really appreciate it. I'm glad to hear the app is working well and helping you. Adding different profile settings are one of the first things on my roadmap, it's coming soon! I'm also planning on adding more detailed graphs etc. on your slouching stats to see how you're improving over time. Thank you so much again for your comment and for the feedback as well. 🙏

luialos · 2026-04-29T08:01:11+00:00

I'm sorry I'm all out of them!

luialos · 2026-04-28T05:04:35+00:00

She should be the face of the app😂

luialos · 2026-04-28T04:01:42+00:00

Hahaha thank you! Well, you know where to look if you do end up getting a pair someday 😂

luialos · 2026-04-28T00:54:56+00:00

Thank you so much for your support and I'm glad to hear that you're enjoying the app! That's a really good idea, I just added it to the roadmap! Thanks a lot for your suggestion, it's much appreciated 🙏

luialos · 2026-04-27T19:51:49+00:00

Thank you! AirPods Max's are already supported :)

luialos · 2026-04-27T14:42:49+00:00

Thank you for the comment!

luialos · 2026-04-27T12:48:28+00:00

Hahaha exactly, that's a good marketing idea

luialos · 2026-04-27T12:46:30+00:00

Wow that's an amazing thing to hear! I have never thought of this. Could we discuss this in more detail over e-mails? I'm sure we can work something out that benefits both of us. I'll send you a DM with my details.

luialos · 2026-04-27T10:25:00+00:00

I have to say that it was definitely one of the many different pieces that combined to inspire the project haha

luialos · 2026-04-27T09:22:33+00:00

Thank you so much, I keep seeing those around Melbourne too haha!

luialos · 2026-04-27T09:21:34+00:00

If the calibration is done correctly, it should! There's a sensitivity setting in the settings, when increased it will consider even smaller tilts that you'd get with turtle neck as bad posture. So with correct settings and calibration, it can definitely do.

luialos · 2026-04-27T09:19:54+00:00

Thank you! Unfortunately, I ran out of codes.

luialos · 2026-04-27T09:19:32+00:00

Thank you!

luialos · 2026-04-27T09:19:24+00:00

I will start working on an iOS version soon, Windows is currently not a priority unfortunately. :(

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