100% of Mobile Phones Must Be Hearing Aid Compatible
The FCC will soon require all hearing aids and phones to work together
On Thursday, the FCC approved new regulations requiring all phone makers to make their handsets compatible with hearing aids. With the number of Americans 65 and older expected to balloon by nearly 50 percent by 2050,
All U.S. Smartphones Must Be Compatible With Hearing Aids, FCC Says
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 feature, paving the way for an over-the-counter hearing aids option.
FCC Requires That All Mobile Phones Must Be Compatible With Hearing Aids
The new rules will go into effect after a transition period, and also require that phones meet volume-control benchmarks.
All mobile phones must be hearing aid compatible under new FCC rules
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Thursday issued rules requiring that all mobile phones — including smartphones — sold in the U.S. be compatible with hearing aids. The news comes two years after the FDA made hearing aids available to all Americans without a prescription.
FCC Rules All Phones and Hearing Aids Must Work Together
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has ruled that all smartphones will soon need to work with all Bluetooth hearing aids, and vice versa, so that people with hearing loss don't have to worry about compatibility issues.
FCC mandates all mobile phones in the US to be compatible with hearing aids
The FCC has approved a new rule requiring 100% of all mobile handsets sold in the US to be compatible with hearing aids.
FCC: 100% of Mobile Phones Must Be Hearing Aid Compatible
Now that hearing aids are available over-the-counter, the FCC takes accessibility a step further with requirements for Bluetooth and volume control.
The FCC basically just ordered Android OEMs to step up their hearing aid game
The FCC has mandated that every phone sold in the US must be compatible with hearing aids. The commission also requires both Android OEMs and Apple to abandon proprietary Bluetooth standards that could interfere with hearing aid compatibility.
All smartphones will have to be compatible with all Bluetooth hearing aids
The FCC has announced new requirements for all smartphones to be compatible with all Bluetooth hearing aids, and one
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