Apple Intelligence is now available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac!
The MFi Hearing aids are bluetooth. Is the access to iOS devices software or hardware based? If software, is there a hack out there to get that to work with MacOS???? I really don't want to have to spend $400 for some additional device to make my Resound One hearing aids work with my Mac!!
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I finally got the correct answer as to why it doesn't/won't work from a developer friend:
Made For iPhone (MFi) hearing devices will not work with the Bluetooth Framework within macOS because it lacks the Audio Streaming for Hearing Aid protocol (ASHA over BLE). I’m certain it is plausible to accomplish if iOS has the capabilities, just implementation hasn’t been thought out.
So...Apple...why not include that bit of code into MacOS??? Doesn't seem like rocket science to me!
I finally got the correct answer as to why it doesn't/won't work from a developer friend:
Made For iPhone (MFi) hearing devices will not work with the Bluetooth Framework within macOS because it lacks the Audio Streaming for Hearing Aid protocol (ASHA over BLE). I’m certain it is plausible to accomplish if iOS has the capabilities, just implementation hasn’t been thought out.
So...Apple...why not include that bit of code into MacOS??? Doesn't seem like rocket science to me!
fuzzy_bear wrote: "So...Apple...why not include that bit of code into MacOS???..."
Although Apple administers these communities, that doesn't include reading each of thousands of daily posts for possible feedback. However, Apple will "read all feedback carefully" here:
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Hmmm... well instead of investing monies in to autonomous vehicles and rockets that go to heavens know where, how about investing in the Hard of Hearing Community and get this working on all Apple products so you make normal hearing and hard of hearing individuals experience, how you say, 'Apples to Apples'?
GLL1968, That might actually add credibility to all the talk of supporting assistive technologies, as well as proving all the talk of "inclusion and diversity". Maybe a little "outside of the box" thinking by the MacOS Team???? Or has MacOS become the "redheaded stepchild" of Apple?
Done! Thanks for the information Alancito and thanks for letting us know what the issue is fuzzy_bear. I just put in a feedback. Not that I'm expecting much from them surrounding this but worth a few minutes of my time for a good cause.
Unfortunately MFi hearing aids are only iOS device compatible. You would need a device from Resound to connect them to you Mac.
Sorta like standing in the corner, talking to the wall?
kinda.
Bluetooth and MFi hearing aids
