If you’re an AirPods Pro 2 user in Australia, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, or Colombia, you’ll soon have access to the hearing health feature that Apple’s been rolling out over the last several months.
In these countries, AirPods Pro 2 owners can take a Hearing Test to check for any hearing loss, and then turn on a clinical-grade Hearing Aid feature to enhance sound if there is indeed hearing loss detected. The Hearing Aid option adjusts voices and sounds around the user to improve hearing, and it can also tweak music, videos, and phone calls to optimal sound levels using a personalized hearing profile.
The Loud Sound Reduction feature can cut down on loud noise and help protect hearing. The AirPods Pro 2 provides passive noise reduction, using the H2 chip inside to reduce loud noise at 48,000 times per second. Loud Sound Reduction is enabled automatically in Transparency and Adaptive Audio listening modes. Users can access the Hearing Test in the AirPods section of the Settings app once the AirPods Pro 2 have been connected to an iPhone. Hearing Aid capabilities are only available to users with mild to moderate hearing loss.
Apple has also stated that the Hearing Test and Hearing Aid features will arrive for the expansion countries with the launch of iOS 18.4 and the installation of the latest firmware update for the devices.
Apple began rolling out the hearing health features with the launch of iOS 18.1. The Hearing Test and Hearing Aid features are available in more than 100 countries and regions.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.