AmbiguousProps to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-21 day agoFCC mandates all mobile phones in the US to be compatible with hearing aidswww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1342file-text
arrow-up1342external-linkFCC mandates all mobile phones in the US to be compatible with hearing aidswww.androidauthority.comAmbiguousProps to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-21 day agomessage-square13fedilinkfile-text
The rule also mandates universal Bluetooth standards and volume control compliance for all smartphones.
minus-square@Zachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish47•edit-21 day agoThis wasn’t a thing already? We’ve had cell phones a long time. edit: punctuation
minus-squarebitwolflinkEnglish2•edit-29 hours 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
minus-square@halcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish26•1 day agoNot officially, but nearly every device has supported hearing aids compatibility for years, well before smartphones became the standard.
This wasn’t a thing already? We’ve had cell phones a long time.
edit: punctuation
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
Not officially, but nearly every device has supported hearing aids compatibility for years, well before smartphones became the standard.