How to use your iPhone® or iPad® as a remote microphone

This functionality lets you use an iOS device as a remote microphone, so you can place your device near a person speaking and stream their voice to your hearing aids.

Before you start

1

Compatibility guide

See which phones will work with your hearing aids.

See the guide
2

Get the Philips HearLink 2 app

Ensure you have the latest version of the Philips HearLink 2 app. 

Download the Philips HearLink 2 app for iOSDownload the Philips HearLink 2 app for Android
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3

Pair your hearing aids with your phone or device

Once you've downloaded the Philips HearLink 2 app, you need to pair your hearing aids with your device.

How to pair your hearing aids with other devices
1

Tap the Sound icon at the bottom left of your screen (on the tab bar) to access sound controls

2

Ensure your hearing aids are set to a general listening program, and not one for a streaming device

3

Tap the microphone icon to bring up the remote microphone text

4

Toggle the remote microphone capability on. Tap it again to turn it off.

Note:

The remote microphone functionality is currently only available for Apple devices.