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FCC mandates all mobile phones in the US to be compatible with hearing aids (www.androidauthority.com)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/technology
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The rule also mandates universal Bluetooth standards and volume control compliance for all smartphones.

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[–] Zachariah 50 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

This wasn’t a thing already? We’ve had cell phones a long time.

edit: punctuation

[–] halcyoncmdr 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not officially, but nearly every device has supported hearing aids compatibility for years, well before smartphones became the standard.

[–] captainlezbian 1 points 1 month ago

Yeah, mine are controlled via phone. Still better to make it required though

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I recall it being required in cars. IIRC all cars after 2012 needed to have bluetooth and hands free.

Perhaps phones just operated in proxy to that