Steven is a freelance tech journalist covering accessibility and assistive technologies, and is based in San Francisco. His work has appeared in such places as The Verge, TechCrunch, and Macworld. He’s also appeared on podcasts, NPR, and television.
Apple’s impending iOS 18.2 update expands the system’s hearing test feature for AirPods Pro to 9 countries. They include Cyprus, Czechia, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Romania, Spain, the United Arab Emirates , and the United Kingdom. In addition, AirPods Pro can be a hearing aid in the UAE.for the feature, which notably turns on Do Not Disturb automatically.
“It’s not about competing against hearing aids on the market,” Cook told Levy this week about AirPods Pro. “It’s about trying to convince people who have hearing loss to use their AirPods. The vast majority of people with hearing issues have not been diagnosed. For some people, hearing aids have a stigma, and we can counter that with AirPods. And we can have people diagnose themselves. It’s the democratization of health.
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