Apple AirPods Pro 2 can now perform ably – and cheaply – as over-the-counter hearing aids, but there are some flaws and compromises.

Here’s how to set up your AirPods Pro 2 as hearing aids and go beyond the basic settings to fine-tune your experience to meet your needs.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) - The new Apple AirPods Pro has a function that lets people use the device as a hearing aid. News 10 checked in with Chris Strole, a local hearing specialist from Beltone Hearing Care in Terre Haute. He says it's best used for people with mild hearing loss who may not need a traditional hearing aid yet.

AirPods are already some of the best-selling earbuds in the world. Now, Apple is taking them a step further. With just a simple software update, you can turn them into clinical-grade hearing aids. “We always want to think about ways that we can help people improve their lives,

Apple released a hearing aids feature for the AirPods Pro a while ago. I bought a pair for grandma, but then realized that the feature was geoblocked in India So we at @_lagrangepoint decided to unblock it. It ended up involving a leaky microwave and building a Faraday cage: pic.twitter.com/G7E3Bl6f7W — Rithwik Jayasimha (@thel3l) November 12, 2024

Three young tech enthusiasts from India found a way to activate a blocked feature on Apple AirPods. They built a device that tricks the AirPods into thinking they are in the US, where the feature is approved.

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Three young tech enthusiasts from India have found a workaround to activate the hearing aid feature on Apple's AirPods Pro 2. The feature is currently unavailable in India. They achieved this by creating a device that tricks the AirPods into believing they are in the US.