AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-229 days agoFCC mandates all mobile phones in the US to be compatible with hearing aidswww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1471arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1466arrow-down1external-linkFCC mandates all mobile phones in the US to be compatible with hearing aidswww.androidauthority.comAmbiguousProps@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-229 days agomessage-square30fedilinkfile-text
The rule also mandates universal Bluetooth standards and volume control compliance for all smartphones.
minus-squareZachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up51arrow-down1·edit-229 days agoThis wasn’t a thing already? We’ve had cell phones a long time. edit: punctuation
minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·29 days agoNot officially, but nearly every device has supported hearing aids compatibility for years, well before smartphones became the standard.
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·27 days agoYeah, mine are controlled via phone. Still better to make it required though
minus-squarebitwolf@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-228 days agoI 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
This wasn’t a thing already? We’ve had cell phones a long time.
edit: punctuation
Not officially, but nearly every device has supported hearing aids compatibility for years, well before smartphones became the standard.
Yeah, mine are controlled via phone. Still better to make it required though
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