Compatibility of Philips HearLink hearing aids and apps

Philips HearLink behind-the-ear hearing aids use dual-core 2.4 GHz Bluetooth^® Low Energy technology to connect Philips HearLink to virtually every smart device.

Get information about compatibility of smartphones and other devices with the Philips HearLink hearing aids, Philips HearLink app, Philips HearLink Connect app and the Philips AudioClip.

Made for iPhone

Philips HearLink hearing aids in the styles BTE PP, BTE SP, BTE UP, miniBTE T, miniBTE T R, miniRITE, miniRITE T and miniRITE T R are compatible with:

For all hearing aids we recommend iOS 13 or later.

We recommend you to always update your device to the latest version of the operating system.

Hands-free communication:

Clients can enjoy hands-free calls using their iPhone or iPad.

These hearing aids support hands-free communication:

• HearLink miniRITE T XX30
• HearLink miniRITE T R XX30
• HearLink miniBTE T XX30
• HearLink miniBTE T R XX30

Bi-directional streaming (hands-free communication) is available with iPhone 11 or later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation and 4th generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation and 2nd generation), iPad Air (4th generation), and iPad mini (6th generation), with software updates iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2 or later. Hands-free communication requires minimum firmware 1.3.0 on your hearing aids.

Android

Philips HearLink 9030, 7030, 5030 hearing aids support ASHA (Audio Streaming for Hearing Aids). With ASHA, you can stream audio from your mobile device directly to your hearing aids.

ASHA requires Android 10 or higher. But please be aware that not all devices with Android 10 and higher have ASHA support.

Direct Audio Streaming to Philips HearLink x030 hearing aids has been tested on the following devices:

Google: Pixel 3, Pixel 3a, Pixel 4, Pixel 4 A, Pixel 5, Pixel 6.

Samsung: Galaxy A21s, Galaxy A50, Galaxy A51, Galaxy A52, Galaxy A70, Galaxy A71, Galaxy Note 10, Galaxy Note 10+, Galaxy Note 20 5G, Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+, Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S20, Galaxy S21, Galaxy S9, Galaxy Tab S6, Galaxy Z Flip3.

Xiaomi MI 10 5G.

OnePlus: 7T, 8T.

Philips HearLink app compatibility

The Philips HearLink app can be used with wireless Philips HearLink hearing aids.

See the list below to identify the mobile devices which are tested to be compatible with the Philips HearLink app. If your device is not listed, it is still possible for it to be compatible with the Philips HearLink app.

We recommend you to always update your device to the latest version of the operating system.

Compatible iOS devices (13.0 or later)

Note that Philips HearLink hearing aids are currently not compatible with Apple Watch.

Compatible Android devices

The app is compatible with Android 8.0 and later and we generally recommend using the latest available version of Android.

For best performance we recommend the following devices:

Philips HearLink Connect app compatibility

The Philips HearLink Connect app can be used with wireless Philips HearLink hearing aids.

See the list below to identify the mobile devices which are tested to be compatible with the Philips HearLink Connect app.

If your device is not listed, it is still possible for it to be compatible with the Philips HearLink Connect app.

We recommend you to always update your device to the latest version of the operating system.

Please note, that Philips HearLink Connect app is compatible with devices with minimum 2 GB of RAM and running on the operating system iOS 13 or above, and Android 8.0 or above.

Philips HearLink Connect and Philips HearLink x030 family hearing aids require a mobile device with Bluetooth 4.2 or above.

Philips AudioClip compatibility

See the list below to identify the devices which are tested to be compatible with the Philips AudioClip.

If your device is not listed, it is possible for it to be compatible with Philips AudioClip if it works on Bluetooth 2.1 or later.