Apple released version 7B19 for AirPods Pro 2 a few days ago in preparation for iOS 18.1, and other software which were released today. This update for the AirPods Pro 2 includes new hearing health features such as Hearing Test, Hearing Protection, and Hearing Aid functionality as well! You can read about these features in more detail by clicking here.
Unfortunately, these features aren’t available globally, but some of them are rolling out in most countries. Apple has shared a list of countries which support the new hearing health features. Have a look at the lists to see if it is available for you:
Hearing Test:
- Afghanistan
- Åland Islands
- American Samoa
- Andorra
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bhutan
- Bouvet Island
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Cape Verde
- Caribbean Netherlands
- Central African Republic
- Chile
- Cook Islands
- Cote d’Iviore
- Croatia
- Curaçao
- Denmark
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Estonia
- Faroe Islands
- Fiji
- Finland
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Greenland
- Grenada
- Guam
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kiribati
- Kuwait
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Macao
- Madagascar
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritius
- Micronesia
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- Antilles
- New Zealand
- Niue
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Norway
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Saint Lucia
- Sint Maarten
- Saint Vincent and Grenadines
- Samoa
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Suriname
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Timor-Leste
- Tokelau
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United States
- US Minor Outlying Islands
- US Virgin Islands
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
Hearing Aid feature:
- Afghanistan
- Åland Islands
- American Samoa
- Andorra
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bhutan
- Bouvet Island
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Cape Verde
- Caribbean Netherlands
- Central African Republic
- Chile
- Cook Islands
- Cote d’Iviore
- Croatia
- Curaçao
- Denmark
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Estonia
- Faroe Islands
- Fiji
- Finland
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Greenland
- Grenada
- Guam
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kiribati
- Kuwait
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Macao
- Madagascar
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritius
- Micronesia
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- Antilles
- New Zealand
- Niue
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Norway
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Saint Lucia
- Sint Maarten
- Saint Vincent and Grenadines
- Samoa
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Suriname
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Timor-Leste
- Tokelau
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United States
- US Minor Outlying Islands
- US Virgin Islands
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
Hearing Protection feature:
- Canada
- Guam
- Puerto Rico
- United States
- US Minor Outlying Islands
- US Virgin Islands
All of these features requires your AirPods Pro 2 to be running version 7B19, and your iPhone running iOS 18.1, iPad running iPadOS 18.1, or your Mac running macOS Sequoia 15.1. Your AirPods should update automatically if kept in a close proximity to your iPhone/iPad with enough battery on both.
This feature is only available for the AirPods Pro 2 (Lightning and USB-C) and isn’t available for any other AirPods model.
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