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?
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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.
Remember that iPhone models before the Model X are incompatible with IOS 18.
I appreciate that rasg has taken the time to try to be helpful. You’re correct in much of what you say Luckster but your observations shouldn’t be directed at rasg.
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.
I recently received an AirPodsPro and would appreciate the OS software update as soon as possible.
Hi, I have the AirPods now and you offered to help me set them up for as hearing aids. I am still using the IOS 17. Looking forward for your instructions.
Thanks. Maybe I should go to US for a day and instal the update there. Did you use the Canadian Apple ID?
Yes, that worked for me. I happened to be in California when 18.1.1 was released. I updated and the hearing capability was added.
Wondering is someone has taken their Canadian iPhone and AirPods Pro 2 down to the States and see if the hearing functionality works there.
I guess the workaround is travel to the US, and restart phone. What a Canadian citizen has to do to bypass government idiocy. Thanks for the info magerkaos.
Yes - it continues to work - but nervous about upgrading to 18.2 in Canada and losing the hearing over
If you upgrade in Canada the Hearing Aid feature will disappear.
Zollotech has just reported in his review of iOS 18.2 that Canada has approved the headphone function of the AirPods Pro and it should be available within a couple of months. Great news. 😊
This was approved in Canada December 12, 2024. Looking for hearing aid update but it isn’t there yet. Wonder why Apple is taking so long to fulfill this feature in Canada?
Does anyone know if there is a way to download the AirPod Pro 2 firmware update with hearing aid functionality in Canada? I have Googled but did not find a way.
Great idea. I thought about that. But unlike an app that's available in the US but not Canada, this is a feature set that is in the ipod settings. I'm willing to give it a try though. It makes sense.
are you sure that OTC hearing aids are not allowed? There are all kinds of them advertised and available on Amazon Canada. I don’t know who the main manufacturers are so I can’t comment on the lobby.
thanks
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AirPods Pro 2 Hearing Aids not available in Canada
