Unusual happenings with hearing aids on iOS 26

Is anyone who wears hearing aids having any unusual happenings while on IOS 26

iPhone 16 Pro Max

Posted on Dec 12, 2025 3:58 AM

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Dec 12, 2025 12:04 PM in response to uncletookie

those appear to be Made for iPhone (MFi) hearing aids, unless I am mis-reading this chart:


Miracle-Ear

  • IRHYTHM ME
  • ME Custom
  • ME DS BTE
  • ME DS RIC 13
  • MECONNECT B*
  • MECONNECT R 312*
  • MEEASY B*
  • MEENERGY B*
  • MEENERGY I*
  • MEENERGY iR*
  • MEENERGY R*
  • MEENERGY RF
  • MEMINI I*
  • MEMINI R 312*
  • SimpleSound RIC R*


* Uses bidirectional streaming.


from:

List of Made for iPhone hearing devices - Apple Support


MFI hearing aids should be remarkably well- behaved.


Have you tried re-pairing them with your phone?


Do you have an iPhone app with those?



Dec 12, 2025 11:54 AM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

MIRACLE EAR

MEENERGY R 2X


RECHARGABLE


PURCHASED IPHONE 16 PRO MAX IN MAY 2025 WITH IOS 18.1. THAN GRADUALLY ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE UPDATED TILL 18.7

WHEN IOS 26.0 CAME IN SEPTEMBER


NOTICED A BUZZING SOUND IN LEFT EAR JUMPED TO RIGHT EAR ABOUT 1-2 SECONDS


WENT INTO APPLE STORE

REGISTERED MY COMPLAINT WITH APPLE


APPLE DOES NOT EVEN WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IOS 26 IS SOMETHING WRONG AND TOLD ME TO TAKE THE ISSUE TO MIRACLE EAR.


HAD APPLE SUPPORT ON MAC COMPUTER AT HOME COME INTO MY IPHONE TO TRY AND FIX THE ISSUE

Dec 12, 2025 12:07 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

ALSO,

MY GMAIL ACCOUNT ON IPHONE IS MESSED UP

I HAD SEPERATE FOLDERS CREATED ON IPHONE 12 PRO MAX

TRANSFERRED OVER TO MY NEW PHONE IN MAY 2025.

EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE TIL IOS 26.0 CAME IN.


NOW ALL MY SAVED EMAILS IN THOSE FOLDERS ARE GONE, ERASED


WHAT DID APPLE TELL ME


CONTACT GOOGLE FOR GMAIL


ONCE AGAIN IOS 26 STRIKES AGAIN


HOW MUCH MORE DAMAGE SHOULD I ENDURE BRFORE I GET RID OF THIS APPLE IPHONE

Unusual happenings with hearing aids on iOS 26

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