Apple AirPods Pro 2 are set to get a new hearing aid feature in the next iOS update. This isn’t just a novelty either, as the feature was clinically validated in a controlled, randomized study that evaluated the perceived benefit of the hearing aid and its custom settings compared to an audiologist-assisted setup.
How does it work? After taking the Hearing Test, the user’s hearing profile can then be used to personalize the AirPods Pro listening experience for even more people, including those with little to no hearing loss who can still benefit from specific adjustments at individual frequencies. Media Assist is an entirely new feature that helps boost certain parts of speech on a phone call or instruments within a soundtrack to help even more people in need.
- PIONEERING HEARING — AirPods Pro 2 unlock the world’s first all-in-one hearing health experience: a scientifically validated Hearing Test...
- INTELLIGENT NOISE CONTROL — Active Noise Cancellation removes up to 2x more background noise.* Transparency mode lets you hear the world around you...
- IMPROVED SOUND AND CALL QUALITY — The Apple-designed H2 chip helps to create deeply immersive sound. The low-distortion, custom-built driver...
At Apple, we believe that technology can help you live a healthier life, and we’re excited to enable incredible new health capabilities for serious conditions that affect billions of people around the world, while continuing to keep user data private. With Apple Watch, we continue to offer our users the ability to uncover important health conditions with new sleep apnea notifications. And on AirPods Pro, powerful features put users’ hearing health front and center, bringing new ways to help test for and receive assistance for hearing loss,” said Sumbul Desai, M.D., Apple’s vice president of Health.
