Would the ability to listen to music/films with appropriately boosted frequencies not have any appeal?
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iOS 18.1: AirPods Pro 2 Hearing Protection Availability Limited to US and Canada at Launch
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The only ones "denying" anyone this stuff are the governments of the individual countries that choose to drag their feet on things. A few countries just approved Apple Pay this summer, and that's a decade late. Why should Apple have to produce special advertising by geography when they have no guidance on when things even could be available.
The UN is there for political communication, not to get into trade issues. That's the purvue of the WEF and the World Bank, etc.
The less features they give them the less the idiots can sue/whine about.
That was when Apple wasn't introducing healthcare features. No one wants another Theranos on their hands.
I doubt. When you turn on the phone you already connect to the towers, the system to the iCloud, in my case all traffic will go trought Apple's servers... a simple setting changes nothing. I hope they release it here soon where health ear devices are very expansives.
Why do you think they are denying anything?
These are advanced health features that require extensive approval from stage bodies.
If you have anything to protests, you can petition your government to accelerate reviews and approval of such technologies.
there are reports in the japanese media that indicate that apple has already received certification for iPods Pro 2 with these software updates to be released in japan.
there are various classifications of what people generally call "hearing aid devices".
it seems that they cant be marketed as a "hearing aid" (my term for it), but will be marketed using a term something like a "hearing assist device" (my term for it).
nevertheless, its great news.
source (in japanese)
news.yahoo.co.jp
there are various classifications of what people generally call "hearing aid devices".
it seems that they cant be marketed as a "hearing aid" (my term for it), but will be marketed using a term something like a "hearing assist device" (my term for it).
nevertheless, its great news.
source (in japanese)
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I'm looking forward to this function, one reason I got the Pro 2. One question I have not been able to find the answer to is how will this work if only one ear has hearing problems. I lost 100% hearing in one ear due to a tumor, the other side works but is having some mid-frequency loss. Be interested to see how this rolls out.
As this had to be approved by the FDA, I would assume the health authorities of any region would have to also approve them. UNLESS it’s a region that just allows anyone to say any device is a hearing aid.
Hearing Protection is already a feature though, so what’s different about it? They released it last year with the keynote demo of someone walking through a construction site and the airpods limits sounds to 80 dbs
I know, right? How dare they looking out for their people instead of just bending over for the multi trillion $ companies to *** them over. I’m looking forward to the moment when the EU fines Apple for withholding features from EU citizens.
I am in Switzerland, region set to Switzerland (way before the iOS 18.1 beta even started) and I still got to take the test.
I took the test last night. Results showed no hearing loss yet I have annoying tinnitus and my wife says I don’t listen.
Sounds like me 😆
Except a doctor actually diagnosed me with hearing loss, especially in the higher tones, and prescribed me with hearing aids.
As I repeat myself, do not let them have global control over anything.
I was having issues with my AirPods Pro 2 and learned there are tons of aftermarket foam tips available on Amazon. Have you checked them out?
That my friends is a story for the Pro 3. 😉Seriously though you bring up a good point. I'm guessing you have to wear them both, but with the results of the test one side will be boosted more than the other.
I do have to have both in for noise cancellation to work. But I'm wondering how the hearing test will work for an ear that has no hearing at all. Hopefully testing each ear independently of each other would be best.
I'm confused are these features available on the original Airpods Pro? or just for the new airpods pro v2?