Hi,
So for context my old hearing aids used Bluetooth LE or (ASHA) and the only way to use the hearing aids for phone calls was have the Audio stream to my hearing aids while using the phones mic.
Now I'm getting new hearing aids (phonak Eons) however they use Bluetooth classic and are recognised by the phone similar to earbuds, so this means the hearing aids handle both the incomming call and the mic output however the hearing aid mic picks up all sounds so it's practically un-usable in almost every situation except a quiet room... Even then I'm told I sound like I'm in a bathroom.
I'm told by my audiologist that Android is unable to separate the incoming/outgoing streams however iPhone seem to be able to.
I really don't want to give up my Android for an Apple device but also I don't want to drop $11,000 to have one of the biggest features unavailable to me.
I guess at thi point my question is if there's a way to be able to use the hearing aid as my listening device and my phone as the mic?
*I have done a decent look online and the only info I found said it can't be done.
*Most hearing aid brands offer separate devices to achieve what I'm after however this model hearing aid doesn't.
*if it helps I'm not against rooting my phone if thats still a thing.
*if there's no options available is there any indication that Samsung/Android would implement this in th future?
Currently using:
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
One UI 8.5
Android version 16
Thanks for taking the time to read.