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In iOS 18.1 the long awaited Air Pods Pro 2 Hearing Test and Hearing Aids feature is (as of 18.1 release date) not available in Canada. When will it be available and is there any specific was as users we can make this happen?
iPhone 13 mini, iOS 18
It’s not as if allowing the iOS upgrade in Canada will have any effect on the audiologists own sales because if you couldn’t afford $5000 for a set of prescription Hearing Aids before the iPod Pro iOS 18.1 upgrade you are still not going to go to an audiologist. So let’s see the Canadian gov do the right thing and allow us all to use iPods for hearing tests and improve our hearing ability at the same time.
@rasg
Does 17.7.1 let you enter the audiogram test result to use the "hearing aid" function? If yes, you are probably right. If not, it is not a hearing aid, just a background noise cancellation. Honest question here because I don't have an airpod pro 2.
I’ve just gone thru the process that @rasg suggested and if you use the mimi app for the hearing test there is a box below the audiogram that asks if you want to integrate into Apple health.
Excellent.
Does 17.7.1 let you enter the audiogram test result to use the "hearing aid" function? If yes, you are probably right. If not, it is not a hearing aid, just a background noise cancellation. Honest question here because I don't have an airpod pro 2.
Yes it does. It is a hearing aid. Apple the Airpod Pro 2s in September 2022 but they didn't publicise it but let people find out for themselves. What it led to was Apple getting mountains of information from the people who owned them about hearing aids. 150,000 of them. They mentioned it in the Apple iPhone 16 keynote in September.
The AirPods are effectively "tuned" by your audiogram AND they also have excellent noise cancellation and excellent Loud Sound Noise Reduction.
I sent an email asking the same thing to Health Canada October 31. The response was they would forward it to the correct department: Medical Devices Directorate. Like you, I did not receive a response. I’m glad you followed up with your M.P.
Ok. I purchased the airpods pro 2. I did not upgrade to ios 18. I took the hearing test on mimi with only mild deficit and I linked it with the health app. I linked the airpods on my iphone 15 plus. What should I do next?
Thanks.
Image 1. In Canada the Hearing Test feature is not on the menu.
Image 2. In the United States and other countries the feature is activated and shows on the menu.
Do you think the same process would work if I buy the Air pods- create an US Apple ID, etc? The Sony hearing aids sound great but they are $1000 US.
totally agree, outrageous but not surpised!
« I hope this addresses your concerns » no it dosent. You explained why jut youre my mp so I want you to push for it to change.
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An old iPhone 12 will allow you to set them up. Just use an IOS that older than 18.1 and there will be NO geographical locks.
I think this is the only officially supported way to get them to work.
Just wondering what happens when you set up the AirPods on 17.7.1 and then later pair them to a newer phone running 18.1? Will you lose any hearing assistance?
Apple can make an exception for returns outside the 14-day return window.
Correction: The Airpod Pro 2 App on my phone said "Adaptive", not "Accessibility".
Hi, sadly it is still not available in Canada, even with iOS18.1.1 Glad to hear that it’s working for you in California and the feature is good.
AirPods Pro 2 Hearing Aids Not in Canada
