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Do you use hearing devices with your iPhone? If you need to turn off your hearing aid, you can do so from your settings. You can also turn off Hearing Aid Compatibility, which is a feature designed to improve audio quality but may increase the volume too much for some users. Here's how to disable Hearing Aid Mode on an iPhone.
Quick Steps
- Open Settings.
- Tap Accessibility.
- Tap Hearing Devices.
- Toggle off Bluetooth.
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Open your iPhone's Settings. You can find this app on your home screen or in the App Library.[1] -
Tap Accessibility. This is usually in the section with General.Advertisement -
Tap Hearing Devices. This is underneath the Hearing header. -
Toggle off"Bluetooth". Bluetooth must be enabled to connect hearing aids and sound processors made for iPhones. By turning this off, hearing devices will be disabled.
- If needed, you can also toggle off Hearing Aid Compatibility (previously Hearing Aid Mode), which can improve the audio quality with some hearing devices.
- If you use your AirPods as hearing aids, you can turn it off by disconnecting them.
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