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Hearing aid brands that are made specifically for the iphone
Hearing Loss | Last Active: Jan 25, 2021 | Replies (25)Comment receiving replies
@artdel My android phone (a MotoG7) works with my Starkey Hearing Aids by using an APP called "Thrive" ... When I first was fitted and programmed for my HA, the audiologist said that for some reason many facets of the connection between phone and hearing aids would not be available.. I intend to get a new smart phone soon.. What other APPs are used with various brands of phones?
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@ken82 Many years ago, when I still had a flip phone, I learned that the hearing aid manufacturers were targeting compatibility with the iPhone platform first. The reasoning was simplicity. There were not a lot of variants of Apple phones as there are with Androids, which are made by many different companies. The "Made for iPhone" hearing aids came out first. They used Bluetooth Low Energy, which was an Apple proprietary system (from what I understood). Standard Bluetooth uses a lot of power. At the time, I bought an iPhone knowing that the hearing aid manufacturers were going to make their products compatible. I always preferred to go the cheaper route and would have bought an Android. I'm glad I made the investment. There have been a lot of changes but the feature that you may want to look for, if you wear two aids, are Streaming to BOTH hearing aids. The newer aids can do this but I'm not sure how much these drain the battery when using the phone.
Tony in Michigan