Surface Duo 2 and Hearing Aids

Anonymous
2022-12-29T22:10:35+00:00

I just got hearing aids and am trying to stream audio (including phone calling) through my Surface Duo 2 Android 12 phone. It appears this was not possible with Surface Duo Surface Duo with Android 11 Digital Hearing Aid Compatibility - Microsoft Community and I don't see Surface Duo 2 on the AHSA compatibility list. Device compatibility | Signia Not looking good so far.

The specs for Surface Duo 2 Surface Duo 2 Dual-Screen Devices for Business - Microsoft Surface for Business specify "Hearing aid compatibility: M4/T3" That is not AHSA. I think it just means the audio from a phone can be picked up (like all other ambient audio) by a hearing aid.

Oddly the hearing aids show up as a Bluetooth option when I am on the phone -- but switching to the hearing aids does not stream sound to them. And I am glad I can use the Philips app to control the hearing aids.

If you have any input on how to stream audio from a Surface Duo 2 to hearing aids, please share!

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-04-05T17:43:07+00:00

    Unfortunately, I didn’t like the way the Fold 4 functions versus the Surface Duo 2. The SD2 is literally exactly what I wanted and needed from a portable device, but I can’t use it as well as I can a cheaper, older phone like my iPhone 11. After some more research it looks like the SD2 just does not work for streaming audio through hearing aids, even though my five year old iPhone is. I can at least buy the Oticon Clip and that should make it work, but that’s another $175.

    It’s frankly disappointing that one of the largest companies on the planet skimped out so heavily on such a fundamental technology like Bluetooth to the point that people with hearing disabilities can’t use a $1,200 device to its fullest without buying a secondary device for a further $175.

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