AirPods, Hearing Aid

AirPods Pro 2 Now Double As Hearing Aids? Here’s What To Know
Apple's AirPods Pro 2 now have a “hearing aid feature”: a hearing test and the ability to amplify sound for mild or moderate hearing loss, with a free software update.
Technology Tuesday (11/12): Apple’s Airpods Pro 2 can double as hearing aids
Apple’s Airpods are already some of the best-selling earbuds in the world and now Apple is taking one version a step further. With just a simple software upgrade you can turn them into clinical grade hearing aids.
These Guys Hacked AirPods to Give Their Grandmas Hearing Aids
Three technologists in India used a homemade Faraday cage and a microwave oven to get around Apple’s location blocks.
How to use AirPods as hearing aids
AirPods are already some of the best-selling earbuds in the world. Now, Apple is taking them a step further. With just a simple software update, you can turn them into clinical-grade hearing aids. “We always want to think about ways that we can help people improve their lives,
AirPods Pro 2 used as hearing aids
Discover how the new AirPods Pro 2 are revolutionizing accessibility by doubling as sophisticated hearing aids.
How Bengaluru techies turned Apple AirPods into hearing aids with the help of aluminum foil, microwave
Three young tech enthusiasts from India have found a workaround to activate the hearing aid feature on Apple's AirPods Pro 2. The feature is currently unavailable in India. They achieved this by creating a device that tricks the AirPods into believing they are in the US.
Apple’s AirPods Pro hearing health features are as good as they sound
For those 18 years and older with mild to moderate hearing loss, the AirPods Pro 2 can now serve as a clinical-grade hearing aid. Once enabled, you can also toggle on a “Media Assist” setting that uses your hearing test results to optimize the sound of music, phone calls, and video content.
Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 makes hearing tests as easy as a few taps
Checking your hearing has gotten easier with the new hearing test feature in AirPods Pro 2. You can take reliable hearing tests using your iPhone or iPad.
Review: Apple AirPods Pro 2 With Hearing Aid Feature
Once you have iOS updated, getting started with the hearing aid features involves a process similar to the one offered by any number of over-the-counter hearing aid providers, only fully Apple-ified. A new page inside the AirPods Pro 2 menu on your iPhone directs you to “Set Up Hearing Aid Mode” and “Take a Hearing Test.”
Bengaluru Boys Outsmart Apple's OS To Enable Hearing Aid Feature On AirPods For Grandmother
Apple released a hearing aids feature for the AirPods Pro a while ago. I bought a pair for grandma, but then realized that the feature was geoblocked in India So we at @_lagrangepoint decided to unblock it. It ended up involving a leaky microwave and building a Faraday cage: pic.twitter.com/G7E3Bl6f7W — Rithwik Jayasimha (@thel3l) November 12, 2024
These Bengaluru boys 'tricked' Apple’s operating system for AirPod jugaad to give granny hearing aids
Three young tech enthusiasts from India found a way to activate a blocked feature on Apple AirPods. They built a device that tricks the AirPods into thinking they are in the US, where the feature is approved.
iPhones and AirPods now come with hearing health tools. Here’s how they work.
Years of listening to loud music probably hasn’t helped. But for some people, popping in a pair of AirPods just might help.
Survey: How Often Do People Clean Their AirPods?
While regularly dusting off earbuds may be far from the top of the to-do list for some, many cleanse their devices fairly ...