Accessibility - hearing devices





I need this setting from iOS/ipadOS(see attached picture) in macOS in MacBook Air M1/M2. The reason is my hearing impairment.

MacBook Air (M2, 2022)

Posted on Feb 6, 2024 9:46 AM

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Posted on Feb 6, 2024 3:14 PM

Seems MacOS hearing device settings may be different from the iOS/iPad OS settings.


You may want to check if your hearing aids are compatible with your Mac:

(NB" Some hearing aids may also work ok, even if not listed).


For: Some of the M1 and all of the M2 M3 chip computers:

The hearing aids listed (in the article below) that are marked with an asterisk (*) are also compatible with Mac:

List of Made for iPhone hearing devices - Apple Support


These are the settings currently available on Mac

Change Hearing Devices settings for accessibility on Mac - Apple Support

and

(NB: "Hearing Devices" appears only if your Mac and macOS are compatible with MFi hearing devices))

Change Audio settings for accessibility on Mac - Apple Support


More info, if needed: macOS accessibility features for hearing - Apple Support

_________________________________________________

If you want to send Apple a feature request, or feedback:

Below is a web-form to reach those who work behind-the-scenes at Apple.

They will likely not reply, yet your request or feedback will reach those who can make changes:

Feedback - MacBook Air - Apple


All the best :-)

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Feb 6, 2024 3:14 PM in response to Petr02

Seems MacOS hearing device settings may be different from the iOS/iPad OS settings.


You may want to check if your hearing aids are compatible with your Mac:

(NB" Some hearing aids may also work ok, even if not listed).


For: Some of the M1 and all of the M2 M3 chip computers:

The hearing aids listed (in the article below) that are marked with an asterisk (*) are also compatible with Mac:

List of Made for iPhone hearing devices - Apple Support


These are the settings currently available on Mac

Change Hearing Devices settings for accessibility on Mac - Apple Support

and

(NB: "Hearing Devices" appears only if your Mac and macOS are compatible with MFi hearing devices))

Change Audio settings for accessibility on Mac - Apple Support


More info, if needed: macOS accessibility features for hearing - Apple Support

_________________________________________________

If you want to send Apple a feature request, or feedback:

Below is a web-form to reach those who work behind-the-scenes at Apple.

They will likely not reply, yet your request or feedback will reach those who can make changes:

Feedback - MacBook Air - Apple


All the best :-)

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