Apple announced a trio of major new hearing health features for the AirPods Pro 2 in September, including clinical-grade hearing aid functionality, a hearing test, and more robust hearing protection.

When Apple released its iOS 18.1 update in October 2024 alongside a firmware update for the AirPods Pro 2, it opened doors to brand-new hearing health features for the flagship earbuds. The Hearing ...

The second-generation AirPods Pro have had hearing health features for a while now. However, those tools are being expanded in iOS 18 with Hearing Test, Hearing Aid and Hearing Protection that will ...

To take the AirPods Pro 2 Hearing Test, ensure your iPhone runs iOS 18.1 or later. Go to Settings > AirPods Pro 2 > Hearing Health > Take a Hearing Test. Follow on-screen prompts in a quiet space, ...

Before you can access Apple's hearing test, you'll need to make sure your iPhone is updated to iOS 18.1 and your AirPods Pro 2 have the latest firmware (7B19). None of the new hearing health features ...