AirPods 2 not showing hearing test

Yes that’s also what I’ve read, I guess they updated the AirPods in prep for the iOS update.

Same. It was promised with the update “this week”. It came today. Updated to iOS18 and still no Hearing Test option.

Oct 25 chat with Apple Support (my AirPods Pro 2 are brand new just for this feature) will only work with iOS18.1. More hype and wait.

Update: On this video posted by Apple, at the 1:35 mark they stated that the feature is only available in the US and Canada.

Exactly. It works beautifully. Thanks for your help.

RTY2K wrote:

My air pods pro 2 updated today to 7B19 and it still doesn’t have the hearing aid test. Anybody else?

Please read the 3 requirements I listed to help identify where the problem may be.

Same with new. Brand new AirPods pro 2, updated to 18.1 today, and no hearing test. Does the battery level of the AirPods need to be a certain level, say over 50%? Does the "Ear Tip Fit Test" need to pass? I tried every single ear tip and with all of them I get a message that I need to adjust them or try a different tip.

I was just on a chat with Apple Support and they said the firmware for the AirPod Pro 2 needs to be 7B19. The new ones I got last week were still 6F8. So I have them back in the case and hopefully they will update to 7B19 and it will work.

I couldn't get the test to work with 18.1 and new AirPods Pro 2 out of the case. But after chatting with Apple, the software version on the brand new AirPods Pro 2 was too old. It needed to be updated to 7B19. Once I did the update, the hearing test appeared.

Required: iOS 18.1 and AirPods Pro 2 version 7B19.

You need iOS 18.1 and the AirPods Pro 2 need to be running 7B19. I had iOS 18.1, but the brand new AirPods Pro 2 were running 6F8 or something like that. Once they updated to 7B19 the hearing test popped up.

When you run the hearing test make sure the room is very quiet. A dog walking by or the doorbell ringing will pause the test. You'll get a "It's too loud" alert, and won't be able to resume the test until the test detects it is quiet. Even heavy breathing will make the test pause.

I wasn’t sure how to add a photo with the location of the new hearing test. Tap on Bluetooth and if your airpods are connected then it will show below the Bluetooth line. Tap on Airpods and you should see the main screen that shows Name, Noise control and Hearing health. Take a Hearing test is the third option down .

richardw1224 wrote:

Thank you Carol. I hadn’t seen the country list link before. No UK. And no hearing test.

I wonder if this to do with monopolies exercised by hearing aid companies and/or practitioners.

No. It has to do with Apple needing approval from the country's appropriate government agency. In the US, it was the FDA.

The hearing test will show up if:

1. You wear AirpodsPro
2. Update to the iOS18.1
3. In the settings, select Headphone Accommodation then Custom Audio Seta Up

I found it:

1. Go To Hearing, Health Application
2. Select Hearing Test Results
3. Select Add Test in the upper right corner.
4. The next screen you will see Test Your Hearing, Get started.