Starkey Expands Omega AI Connectivity With Auracast Assistant, Google Fast Pair and Industry-First Push to Talk

Summary

Starkey's announcement of an Auracast assistant in the My Starkey app for its Omega AI and Edge AI hearing aids.

Key findings

• States that with the new assistant any smartphone running the My Starkey app can tune Omega AI and Edge AI hearing aids to an Auracast broadcast, start and stop it, adjust the stream and hearing aid microphone volumes, and choose a different language stream.
• Names airports, gyms, houses of worship, theatres and event venues as intended uses.
• Google Fast Pair was added at the same time; it covers pairing the hearing aids to an Android phone, not joining broadcasts.

Limits

A press release. It does not say how broadcasts are found (list or QR code), which app or phone software versions are needed, or when the update reached each market.

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www.starkey.com/press/press-releases/2026/01/starkey-expands-omega-ai-connectivity

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• How do listeners find and join the right broadcast?Open

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