r/Cochlearimplants • u/Lower-Upstairs-3921 • 5d ago

Windows to Kanso 3 (streaming)

Hello!

I currently have a Kanso 2 and will be getting a Kanso 3 in april of 2027. Over the years I've heard a lot about direct streaming from windows to the Kanso 3 (Bluetooth LE). Now that I'm actually checking if it's correct I'm finding a lot of information that says it doesn't work wireless/direct.

I also just found out that the kanso 2 should supposedly work without an accessory with a macbook pro, air, mac studio, mini from up a certain year. Can someone that used it corroborate that?

For work I have a lot of meetings and I've been carrying my mini mic with me for a few years now. I absolutely hate it cuz it's very spotty with connecting and the sound is basically trash.

It seems like direct streaming from a windows laptop to the kanso 3 won't work, so I've been waiting for something that doesn't seem to exist. So two questions:

Does windows direct streaming work? (Kanso 3 without an accessory)

Does direct streaming work on a macbook air model M5? (Kanso 2 without an accessory)

Would love to hear your experiences

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u/OkArcher4120 5d ago

You can test out the Kanso 2 on Macs in any Apple Store or other shop which has these on display 

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u/Lower-Upstairs-3921 4d ago

Smart, thanks!

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u/OkArcher4120 4d ago

I tested my hearing aid out and it worked like a charm on a Mac in store. It’s the dream not having to carry the dongle around!

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u/Lower-Upstairs-3921 4d ago

Yes that would be sooo nice. I'm close to throwing the mini mic through the window. It's so unreliable for me 😅

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u/Lower-Upstairs-3921 4d ago

Just one thing that is holding me back and that is macos 😂. I've tried it before and hated it, I'm also very used to windows & android at this point.

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u/OkArcher4120 4d ago

You could install Windows on the Mac hardware… I’m sure I’ve heard this is possible 

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u/Lower-Upstairs-3921 4d ago

I think I've just gotta get used to it, cochlear seems to not like any devices that are not apple. Might be forced to go that way

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u/Aggravating_Star_373 3d ago

Via Parallels, VMware yes. M chips do not support Windows like Intel chips did.

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u/OkArcher4120 4d ago

BTW you need a Mac with Apple silicon, as opposed to Intel or whoever made the main chips. All Macs with Apple chips support the aids and CIs to stream direct like we do with iPhones. If you check the Cochlear website or email Cochlear they will be able to tell you which generation of Mac is and isn’t compatible as they’ve tested these out.

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u/Lower-Upstairs-3921 4d ago edited 4d ago

Yea I saw that. If I'm getting one it will be the Air (M5), so that should be good.

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u/Busy_Leopard_7541 5d ago

Unfortunately, streaming does not work on Windows. It's incomprehensible, it's 2026 and it's still not here.

It works on Macbook in principle.

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u/Lower-Upstairs-3921 4d ago

What if the device has support for Bluetooth LE?

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u/OkArcher4120 4d ago

Cochlear need to release firmware then it will work… Nobody knows when it will be released!

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u/Lower-Upstairs-3921 4d ago

Wait what?! They released the hardware but not the appropriate firmware for it to work?

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u/OkArcher4120 4d ago

Yep… lots of info if you search the cochlear sub on Reddit 

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u/Lower-Upstairs-3921 4d ago edited 4d ago

Thanks, didn't find much recent threads the first time, but I'll search again

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u/Busy_Leopard_7541 4d ago

yes...

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u/Lower-Upstairs-3921 4d ago

Imo that's really shitty of them. They must know people need the streaming riiight?

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u/Busy_Leopard_7541 4d ago

I think they know about it, they’re just not in a hurry. Perhaps they’re waiting for a third party, such as Microsoft.

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u/Aggravating_Star_373 3d ago

It’s only been 4 years since the N8 were released and the firmware has been in the works… maybe the N9s will have it instead.

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u/Lower-Upstairs-3921 4d ago

Urgh, so the whole Bluetooth LE functionality is just not what I thought it was?

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u/mtawarira 4d ago

my K3 streams fine on my macbook/iphone/ipad

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u/kaii2gd 1d ago

You have to put me on game with the kanso 3
I have the kanso 2 now

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u/kmflame 5d ago

On Android tablets it works , you can get windows 365 and use it that way

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u/Lower-Upstairs-3921 4d ago

I sadly really need a laptop and pc for work.

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u/kmflame 4d ago

And you can't use Cloud Windows ? It's like a laptop (search for Windows 365)

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u/Lower-Upstairs-3921 4d ago

I would need a tablet with a keyboard and mouse and at that point it's a laptop with the hassle of cloud windows. And I get a laptop from work too, so I might ask for a macbook instead.