Use the Hearing Aid feature on your AirPods Pro 2 or AirPods Pro 3

Summary

Apple distinguishes amplification of surrounding sound from adjustments to media and calls, with model, software and regional conditions.

Key findings

• Names AirPods Pro 2 and Pro 3, current firmware and iPhone or iPad software, and availability in supported countries or regions. Hearing Aid is intended for adults with perceived mild to moderate hearing loss.
• Hearing Aid amplifies surrounding sound in Transparency mode. Media Assist applies adjustments based on hearing-test results to music, videos and calls, across noise-control modes.
• Hearing Aid settings remain on the earbuds and work without the paired phone nearby. Apple describes Conversation Boost as best for a person speaking directly in front of the listener.

Limits

Manufacturer instructions, not an independent outcome study. The page documents neither Auracast reception nor tests with venue Wi-Fi apps; hearing features alone do not establish those capabilities.

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support.apple.com/en-us/120992

Link checked 13 October 2026. We link to the original and do not host copies.

Cited in

• Can people without hearing aids benefit from venue systems through earbuds, headphones or their phones?Partly answered

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