AirPods Hearing Test not showing on iPhone

Just purchased AirPods Pro 2 and wanted to use them as an additional hearing aid. iPhone has been updated to iOS 18 but when I go to the AirPods menu, there is no option to have them give me a hearing test. Is this not available yet? If so, where can I find that option.


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Posted on Sep 20, 2024 4:44 PM

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Posted on Oct 31, 2024 3:05 PM

Please read thru the replies in this thread. Make sure you satisfy all three requirements.


In order to use the hearing test and hearing aid function, three things must be true. 

  1. Your iPhone must be updated to 18.1. Here are instructions to update. Update your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support
  2. Your AirPd Pros 2 must be updated to their latest firmware, which 7B19. Here are instructions to update. About firmware updates for AirPods - Apple Support
  3. You Apple Account must be registered in a country that supports the hearing aid feature. Check your country here.  AirPods Pro 2 - Hearing Health Feature Availability - Apple


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Feb 17, 2025 11:31 AM in response to WildBillD

I gave up on waiting for this feature to show up on my Airpods pro 2. I did the hearing test using a third-party App. It's now in my health app, but it simply won't transfer over to the Airpods Pro 2. And, yes, my phone is registered in the U.S. and they do have the correct firmware update. -I thought I could use them as an extra hearing aid but at this point, I will just use them as a nice set of earbuds. If I had known this was going to happen, I wouldn't have bought them. I already have the Beats earbuds. So frustrating.

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