The FCC has announced new requirements for all smartphones to be compatible with all Bluetooth hearing aids, and one quirky impact is that this will include AirPods Pro 2. It will also require ...

The FCC has mandated that all smartphones be compatible with hearing aids and adopt universal Bluetooth standards ...

With patented technology that isolates voices and music and products that are Bluetooth-compatible, Rexton has some of the most technologically advanced hearing aids available. Rexton sells three ...

The FCC revised its smartphone hearing aid compatibility rules, establishing that manufacturers must make all of their ...

Lastly, companies will also have to revise product labeling to include information about hearing aid compatibility, telecoil or Bluetooth coupling requirements, and conversation gain — how high ...

The FCC has approved a regulation requiring 100% of all mobile handsets sold in the US to be compatible with hearing aids. The rule requires phone makers to abandon proprietary Bluetooth coupling ...

Apple announced a hearing aids functionality for the AirPods Pro 2 in June 2024, the most recent big move for accessibility in the industry. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration quickly approved the ...

Hearing aids that use Bluetooth chips are also a prime example of a product that could benefit from Auracast compatibility, but the same caveats apply — some might already have the necessary hardware, ...

The rules discourage handset makers from instituting proprietary Bluetooth coupling, which could limit device compatibility with over-the-counter hearing aids. Under the new rules, companies will ...

Now that hearing aids are available over-the-counter, the FCC takes accessibility a step further with requirements for ...

established after the FCC's 2016 mandate on improve hearing aid compatibility. It also includes new requirements for Bluetooth coupling (a common connection option for modern hearing aids ...