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Stream Auracast broadcasts directly to hearing aids with Android.

From https://assistivelisteningknowledgebase.org/evidence/google-2025-auracast-hearing-aids/ · record checked 13 October 2026

  • Balaji Ganesan (Product Manager, Android)
  • Google, The Keyword blog

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Summary

Google's March 2025 announcement of Android phone controls for receiving Auracast broadcasts directly in compatible hearing aids.

Key findings

  • Describes the phone enabling a direct connection between a broadcast and hearing aids, including broadcasts in public venues. It does not describe broadcast audio being decoded or relayed by the phone.
  • Names Samsung Galaxy devices with One UI 7 and Android 15, and Pixel 9 devices running the Android 16 beta, paired with LE Audio hearing aids from companies such as GN Hearing and Starkey.
  • Announces QR-code joining for Pixel 9 devices and says hearing-aid presets in phone settings can be applied to broadcasts.

Limits

A dated manufacturer announcement, not a device-by-device compatibility test. It does not enumerate the Galaxy models, establish support for every hearing aid, or state the later stable Android release requirement. The Pixel OS condition was explicitly a beta at this date.

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Balaji Ganesan (Product Manager, Android). Stream Auracast broadcasts directly to hearing aids with Android. Google, The Keyword blog. 13 March 2025. https://blog.google/feed/auracast-hearing-aids-earbuds/ (accessed 13 October 2026).

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