AirPods Hearing Test not showing on iPhone

If you haven’t updated to OS 18, 18.01 or 18.1 yet you can still use them as hearing aids. They are not available the UK either on IOS 18.1.

I am in the UK and I have been using them as hearing aids for over a month. They have worked since September 2022 when the Airpod Pro 2s were first launched. They work extremely well for me with my mild to moderate hearing loss.

If you have updated to IOS 18 of any flavour it may be possible to roll back to IOS 17.7 if you have a backup on iCloud or on your computer but it's better if you haven’t made the update.

I am running 17.7.1 and I won't be updating any time soon because i love my Airpods.

rasg wrote:

If you haven’t updated to OS 18, 18.01 or 18.1 yet you can still use them as hearing aids. They are not available the UK either on IOS 18.1.

No, you can't.

I am in the UK and I have been using them as hearing aids for over a month. They have worked since September 2022 when the Airpod Pro 2s were first launched. They work extremely well for me with my mild to moderate hearing loss.

The new Hearing Aid feature is not the same as Live Listen, which is what I suspect you've been using. The Hearing Aid function requires that your phone be updated to iOS 18.1. And it also hasn't been released in the U.K.

If you have updated to IOS 18 of any flavour it may be possible to roll back to IOS 17.7 if you have a backup on iCloud or on your computer but it's better if you haven’t made the update.

Downgrading is not supported and never has been.

I am running 17.7.1 and I won't be updating any time soon because i love my Airpods.

You will not lose Live Listen if you update your iPhone.

rasg wrote:

If you haven’t updated to OS 18, 18.01 or 18.1 yet you can still use them as hearing aids. They are not available the UK either on IOS 18.1.

No, you can't.

I am in the UK and I have been using them as hearing aids for over a month. They have worked since September 2022 when the Airpod Pro 2s were first launched. They work extremely well for me with my mild to moderate hearing loss.

The new Hearing Aid feature is not the same as Live Listen, which is what I suspect you've been using. The Hearing Aid function requires that your phone be updated to iOS 18.1. And it also hasn't been released in the U.K.

If you have updated to IOS 18 of any flavour it may be possible to roll back to IOS 17.7 if you have a backup on iCloud or on your computer but it's better if you haven’t made the update.

Downgrading is not supported and never has been.

I am running 17.7.1 and I won't be updating any time soon because i love my Airpods.

You will not lose Live Listen if you update your iPhone.

Well Idris, you are 100% WRONG.

I have NOT been using Live Listen.

Airpod Pro 2s have been available to use as hearing aids since September 2022 when they were released but Apple kept quiet about but probably gleaned a massive amount of data at the same time. There are many videos on YouTube explaining how to set them up as hearing aids and five weeks ago I did exactly that.

I have been using them using the Audiogram from my local Costco Hearing Centre but I also used the Mimi app for a couple of tests before the Audiologist sent it to me and they work REALLY well for me and I have spent a LOT of time getting to know them. How they work. Amount of noise cancelling that suits me etc and I now use Adaptive Mode for most things that I do.

IOS 18.1 has now localised the use of them as hearing aids to the countries that have been "approved" for the use of them but if any of them have a spare iPhone or iPad running 17.7.1 or earlier they can set them up as hearing aids.

I have been doing exactly that for five weeks.

rasg wrote:

Airpod Pro 2s have been available to use as hearing aids since September 2022 when they were released but Apple kept quiet about but probably gleaned a massive amount of data at the same time. There are many videos on YouTube explaining how to set them up as hearing aids and five weeks ago I did exactly that.

Please link to one.

I have been using them using the Audiogram from my local Costco Hearing Centre but I also used the Mimi app for a couple of tests before the Audiologist sent it to me and they work REALLY well for me and I have spent a LOT of time getting to know them. How they work. Amount of noise cancelling that suits me etc and I now use Adaptive Mode for most things that I do.

Noise canceling and Adaptive mode are not the same as having the AirPods function as hearing aids.

I was able to use the hearing test using your link. However, even though it put it in the Health App, it doesn't seem to help with my hearing. It looks like it just put it in the health app without any modifications to its hearing aid capability.

use this link

x-apple-health://HearingAppPlugin.healthplugin/HearingTest

does anybody know how to remove the audiogram ? currently i am having 4 audiogram and would like to remove 3 of them and using the hearing test hack ones...

so anybody figure out how to force use/hack the airpods pro 2 to use as hearing aids...?

Yup, just went through all the iOS18.1 updates on my iPhone and iPad. No go. Canada wont have the software for a while, maybe never. Could be a problem with Health Canada I’m thinking. Regardless, I’m returning mine till they get them to do the functions I bought them for. The hearing aid aspect…

I’m having the same problem. I just ordered a set of Pro 2 earbuds from Amazon, and they shipped me Pro 2nd generation. Apple confirms that these are NOT the same product, but Amazon insists that they are. For those of you out there having this problem, check your box and see which one you have. 2nd gen does not have the hearing aid feature, and will not receive it. I’m having trouble getting Amazon to take these back, even though they sent me the wrong ones.

Having the same problem. Using lates firmware and IOS. Have a US based Apple ID but am in Mexico but using a VPN to the US. Turned off location services but still not seeing the hearing test option. Any work around?

The UK currently does not have the AirPods Hearing Health feature due to regulatory restrictions, meaning Apple needs additional approval from local health authorities before they can release this feature in the UK market, likely related to the classification of AirPods as a medical device for hearing assistance; this is particularly relevant for the "Hearing Aid" function on newer AirPods Pro models.

I bought them for this feature as well. They were advertised to do this, I am extremely disappointed as I also didn't need to buy them. I can not understand why they are not available to Canadians. This makes no sense at all.

I just bought the AirPods 2 Pro specifically because I read about this feature as I have some hearing loss in one ear. It’s disappointing that despite being advertised this feature is unavailable. I will be returning my Air Pods.

My father has prescription hearing aids paired to his phone so it will not allow him to have two separate devices work as hearing aids. He has to unpair his original hearing aids to get the ability to use AirPods as hearing aids.

The link referenced in bullet item #2 above by Carol B. does not have any instructions on how to update the firmware. It merely lists many firmware revisions and what the major content of the revisions is. The following link addresses how airpods have their firmware updated, but does not have the best step-by-step directions. If you ask Google AI how to do it, good directions are provided. About firmware updates for AirPods - Apple Support

F_ing_Something wrote:

The link referenced in bullet item #2 above by Carol B. does not have any instructions on how to update the firmware. It merely lists many firmware revisions and what the major content of the revisions is. The following link addresses how airpods have their firmware updated, but does not have the best step-by-step directions. If you ask Google AI how to do it, good directions are provided. About firmware updates for AirPods - Apple Support

The instructions in the link i provided are the same as those in the link you provided. We are both pointing to the same page. I've copied the pertinent portion below:

Firmware updates are delivered automatically while your AirPods are charging and in Bluetooth range of your iPhone, iPad, or Mac that's connected to Wi-Fi. You can also use your iPhone, iPad, or Mac to check that your AirPods have the latest version.

About firmware updates for AirPods - Apple Support