Compatibility of Philips HearLink hearing aids

Philips HearLink hearing aids use dual-core 2.4 GHz Bluetooth® Low Energy technology to connect with virtually every smart device.

Get information about compatibility of smartphones and other devices with the Philips HearLink hearing aids, Philips HearLink 2 app, Philips HearLink app and the Philips AudioClip.

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Direct compatibility

Apple direct compatibility

Philips HearLink hearing aids that have dual-core 2.4 GHz Bluetooth Low Energy technology are compatible with:

For all hearing aids we recommend iOS 16 or later.

We recommend you to always update your device to the latest version of the operating system.

Hands-free communication:

Clients can enjoy hands-free calls using their iPhone® or iPad® .

Hands-free communication is supported by HearLink 40 and HearLink 30 hearing aids.

Bi-directional streaming (hands-free communication) is available with iPhone 11 or later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation and 4th generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation and 2nd generation), iPad Air (4th generation), and iPad mini (6th generation), with software updates iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2 or later. Hands-free communication requires minimum firmware 1.3.0 on your hearing aids.

Android direct compatibility

Philips HearLink 9040, 7040, 5040, 9030, 7030, 5030, 3030, 2030 hearing aids support ASHA (Audio Streaming for Hearing Aids). With ASHA, you can stream audio from your mobile device directly to your hearing aids.

ASHA requires Android 10 or higher. But please be aware that not all devices with Android 10 and higher have ASHA support.

Direct Audio Streaming to Philips HearLink 30 hearing aids has been tested on the following devices:

Philips HearLink 2 app compatibility

The Philips HearLink 2 app can be used with wireless Philips HearLink hearing aids.

See the list below to identify the mobile devices which are tested to be compatible with the Philips HearLink 2 app.

If your device is not listed, it is still possible for it to be compatible with the Philips HearLink 2 app.

We recommend you to always update your device to the latest version of the operating system.

Please note, that Philips HearLink 2 app is compatible with devices running on the operating system iOS 16 or above, and Android 13.0 or above.

Philips HearLink Connect app requires a mobile device with Bluetooth 4.2 or above.

Philips HearLink app compatibility

The Philips HearLink app can be used with wireless Philips HearLink hearing aids.

See the list below to identify the mobile devices which are tested to be compatible with the Philips HearLink app. If your device is not listed, it is still possible for it to be compatible with the Philips HearLink app.

We recommend you to always update your device to the latest version of the operating system.

Compatible iOS devices (16.0 or later)

Compatible Android devices

The app is compatible with Android 8.0 and later and we generally recommend using the latest available version of Android.

For best performance we recommend the following devices:

Philips AudioClip compatibility

See the list below to identify the devices which are tested to be compatible with the Philips AudioClip.

If your device is not listed, it is possible for it to be compatible with Philips AudioClip if it works on Bluetooth 2.1 or later.

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