Today, Tim Cook took to X to announce that the Hearing Aid and Test features of the AirPods Pro 2, and the Apple Watch Sleep Apnea notifications are now available in select new countries and territories.See the full lists below.Hearing Aid and Hearing Test Both features were first introduced last year, but they require approval from local health regulators before being rolled out regionally.
Once enabled, AirPods Pro 2 users can take advantage of these two capabilities: Hearing Test: A five-minute test conducted using AirPods Pro 2 and an iPhone or iPad running iOS 18.1 and up, which generates a personalized hearing profile based on the results.Hearing Aid mode: Using that profile (which can sync to other devices via iCloud), iOS turns the earbuds into a clinical-grade hearing aid, designed to support users with mild to moderate hearing loss.The hearing adjustments are applied system-wide, including for music, phone calls, and more, without the need for manual changes.
Here is the full list of countries and territories that just got access to both features: Argentina Australia Ecuador Honduras Indonesia Israel Kazakhstan Moldova Palestinian Territories Serbia Taiwan Thailand Ukraine Vietnam You can check how to set them up here, and if you’d like to see the full countries and territories availability list, it’s this way.Sleep Apnea This is yet another feature that was enabled from iOS 18.1 and up, and requires a compatible Apple Watch running watchOS 11 and up.The feature looks at breathing disturbances while you sleep, and can notify you if it registers consistent signs of moderate to severe sleep apnea.
Here is the list of countries and territories that now have access to the feature.Argentina Australia Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Ecuador Heard and McDonald Islands Honduras Indonesia Moldova Norfolk Island Serbia Taiwan Thailand Ukraine Vietnam You can also find the full country availability list here.Apple Watch and AirPods deals Apple Watch Series 10 (42mm), GPS: $299 (was $399) Apple Watch Series 10 (46mm), GPS: $329 (was $429) Apple Watch Series 10 (42mm), Titanium, GPS + Cellular: $599 (was $699) AirPods Pro 2: $169 (was $249) You’re reading 9to5Mac — experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day.
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