In iOS 18.1 the long awaited Air Pods Pro 2 Hearing Test and Hearing Aids feature is (as of 18.1 release date) not available in Canada. When will it be available and is there any specific was as users we can make this happen?
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iPhone 13 mini, iOS 18
I contacted Health Canada Bureau Of Licensing Services and if I interpret their response correctly, AirPods Pro 2 are approved (as of Dec 11/24) as class 2 medical devices. Availability is dependent on the provinces.
Has anyone had any luck?
Here is their response to my inquiry -
“On December 11th, 2024, Health Canada issued two Medical Device Licences to Apple Inc., authorizing the sale of their Hearing Aid Feature and Hearing Test Feature, which are compatible with Apple’s AirPods Pro 2. These types of hearing aids are Class II medical devices in Canada and require a Medical Device Licence to be sold in Canada.
Provinces and territories decide how licensed medical devices are accessed in their province or territory including, in the case of hearing aids, whether a prescription is required. Please contact your provincial health department for information regarding access to hearing aids and the applicable regulations.”
Hi, I have the AirPods now and you offered to help me set them up for as hearing aids. I am still using the IOS 17. Looking forward for your instructions.
Mocr wrote:
Hi, I have the AirPods now and you offered to help me set them up for as hearing aids. I am still using the IOS 17. Looking forward for your instructions.
What country are you in?
Thanks. Maybe I should go to US for a day and instal the update there. Did you use the Canadian Apple ID?
Yes, that worked for me. I happened to be in California when 18.1.1 was released. I updated and the hearing capability was added.
Do you think it will magically work when you’re down in US or you have to install the update there? I’m thinking if I already updated to iOS 18.1.1 . Is there point to go down.
Maybe best to wait until the next announced update and travel then
Thanks. I did what you said. I’ll check it next week at work. And maybe I’ll update to IoS 18 during a flight stopover in a country that allows the hearing aid feature.
Wondering is someone has taken their Canadian iPhone and AirPods Pro 2 down to the States and see if the hearing functionality works there.
I guess the workaround is travel to the US, and restart phone. What a Canadian citizen has to do to bypass government idiocy. Thanks for the info magerkaos.
Once you travelled to the States and installed the IOS update and returned to Canada, did the hearing aid function continue to work in Canada?
Yes - it continues to work - but nervous about upgrading to 18.2 in Canada and losing the hearing over
Same with me. I upgraded to 18.2 in Alberta and the hearing aid function is still there
Is jailbreaking still a thing?
It used to be that other countries were 'third world countries.' Seems Canada is achieving that status. The number of health supplements blocked is also way more than any other nation!
Is it safe to assume that Apple won’t release this feature in Canada until all the provinces have approved the change?
AirPods Pro 2 Hearing Aids not available in Canada
