Smartphone manufacturers are also required to ensure that their devices meet certain volume control benchmarks.

Hearing aids and glasses are superficially similar; they are both forms of technology designed to address a sensory deficit, and at some point in life, most people will need to wear them. Socially ...

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has ruled that all smartphones will soon need to work with all Bluetooth ...

Apple announced a hearing aids functionality for the AirPods Pro 2 in June 2024, the most recent big move for accessibility ...

The gist is the FCC is establishing a Bluetooth pairing requirement, thereby discouraging smartphone makers from using ...

The FCC has adopted a new rule which will require all smartphones to be hearing aid-compatible, no matter what brand.

FCC has announced new regulations mandating that all mobile phones sold in the United States must be compatible with hearing ...

Now that hearing aids are available over-the-counter, the FCC takes accessibility a step further with requirements for ...

Addressing the disparities in assistive device access among the 48 million Americans with hearing loss, the FCC has ruled ...

The Federal Communications Commission has adopted new rules requiring all mobile handsets sold in the US to be compatible ...

The FCC has mandated that all smartphones in the US be compatible with hearing aids to ensure accessibility for 48 million ...

The FCC on Wednesday announced new requirements for the iPhone and all other smartphones to offer compatibility with all Bluetooth hearing aids, including Apple's AirPods Pro 2.