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Apple’s AirPods Pro could be getting a “hearing aid mode” later this year


In development for some time, AirPods could finally get the FDA label this fall.

Gurman writes that AirPods Pro are due to receive a hearing-aid function in iOS 18, arriving this fall and likely to be announced and outlined at a Worldwide Developers Conference in June. A study in late 2022 found that first-generation AirPods Pro, with their"Live Listen" feature activated, could meet four of the five PSAP standards and just barely missed a sound-pressure threshold. MacRumors(leaning on Gurman's subscriber-only newsletter reporting) suggests that generative AI features, RCS support for text messages, and revamps to many core Apple apps are due.

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