iOS 16.5 Update, Hearing aid connectivity issues

After getting my new 15 iPhone my hearing aids no longer paired with Easy Line remote. I was hoping the new iOS 17 update would resolve the hearing aid pairing issue with my 15 iPhone. It has not. What can be done to fix this issue?

I solved my problems with my Signia hearing aids not staying connected after uploading IOS 16.5. The issue is with the Bluetooth connectivity. To solve any connection issues go to the Settings and turn off Bluetooth AND then go to Privacy and Security (just below) and click on that and disable Bluetooth for your hearing aids. Turn off your phone for a minute. Then re-start your phone and turn back on Bluetooth in the Settings and enable Bluetooth for your hearing aids in the Privacy and Security section. I did this and my hearing aids work perfectly and remain connected (just as before I updated to IOS 16.5).

I can try. My problem was completely fixed by doing the following. first, I would recommend that you upgrade to 16.5.1. I think Apple might have fixed the Bluetooth issue it created with 16.5 with the recent release of 16.5.1. So, first upgrade to 16.5.1. Then, #1 turn off your hearing aids and re-charge them. #2 go to Settings on your I-Phone and turn off WiFi and Bluetooth (turn off both). Then go to Privacy and Security and scroll down to the Bluetooth link. Click on that and turn off the access your granted your hearing aids (mine are Signia so I scrolled down to find Signia and turned them off. #3. turn off your phone. #4 put your re-charged hearing aids in your ears and turn on your phone again. #5 reverse all of the things you did to turn off WiFi and the Bluetooth....turn them all back on again. #6 "Pair" your hearing aids again....you do that by clicking on Accessibility in Settings and then scrolling down and clicking on Hearing Devices. It will ask you if you want to "pair" your devices and just click on that.

If you do this your hearing aids should be "paired" with your I-Phone and should work perfectly from that point on. But, please upgrade your I-Phone to 16.5.1 before beginning the whole process. I did as I described above and my hearing aids work perfectly with my I-Phone again. Good luck!!!

I have the same issue with my Signia Charge and Go hearing aids. They will "connect/pair" for a brief period of time then they will lose connection. I have tried MANY times to turn off my phone and to reconnect and the Bluetooth connection just isn't stable enough to stay connected to my hearing aids. I will note, as have others, all of these issues began with my updating my I-Phone software to 16.5. I sure wish I had not done that!

Thank you for this. I bought a new iPhone recently and have been having the same problem. Your solution is the only one that actually solved the problem.

Thank you so much for posting this! My iPhone recently unpairs from my BAHA Max 6. I’ve been trying to get it paired again for days. This cleared it right up.

Solved my own problem with activity function. Just wait it out. Just don't refresh activity about 4-5 min before midnight or your activity will go back to zero at 12:00 am. Refresh is not the greatest feature of this devise. So do it about 30-60 minutes before midnight.

Turning off Bluetooth in settings

then turning off hearing aid app insecurity settings then turning of phone then restarting phone and turning on Bluetooth settings and Bluetooth in security did not fix my

blue problem

Sorry to hear that. You might try doing it again. It worked perfectly (after many other things did not) for me. This is what I did specifically: 1) turned off Bluetooth in Settings, 2) turned off Wi-Fi in Settings, 3) scrolled down to Privacy and Security in Settings and clicked on that, 4) clicked on Bluetooth within Privacy and Security and then disabled the app (specific authorization) for my Signia App (hearing aid connectivity). I then turned off my phone completely and recharged my hearing aid batteries. After awhile I turned my phone back on and reconnected to Wi-Fi, enabled Bluetooth both in my Settings and the specific authorization for my hearing aid Bluetooth connection in Privacy and Security. I put my hearing aids in and they have worked flawlessly since then. Try doing this exactly and I hope it works for you.

I'm using Widex Evoke and had the same issue after the 'upgrade' to 16.5. They just wouldn't connect to Bluetooth via the Accessibility > Hearing Devices page. So then I made the jump to IOS 17.0.1 (and then 17.0.2). Well, they work BUT only for a while. seems that when the screen (or something else) times out, the Bluetooth would disconnect. I had to do 2 things to re-establish a Bluetooth connection:

1. go to the Accessibility > Hearing Devices page, then
2. reset either hearing aid (open, then close battery door).

The MFI Hearing Devices status quickly changes to CONNECTED..... until the next timeout. then repeat this process. I'm trying the fix recommended by foreigntransactionfees Keeping my fingers (and ears) crossed for full time connectivity again!

This has been happening since I updated to 16.5 and it’s REALLY frustrating. I have to turn hearing aids on and off then reconnect through accessibility settings every single time! Please fix, apple

I have hp pro hearing aid powerd by

nuheara would not connect to Bluetooth after 16.5 update sent them back waiting for new ones updated to

16.5.1 we will see when new ones arrive

unfortunately that did not fix the problem

My Costco Kirkland 10 aids work fine with iOS16.5 except for the notification sounds of the Timer (clock) in the Control Center not playing via the aids. They don't play via the aids when selecting a sound or when notifications occur.

All other sounds, including ringing, text notifications,etc. play via the aids.

I experience no Bluetooth connectivity issues.

I updated to 16.5.1 and this worked. Not sure how it will work long term as the issue seems to be happening as soon as I place my Signia HAs back on the charger- they have been not reconnecting. We shall see! Thanks!