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How to pair your hearing aids with iPad?

Philips hearing aids can connect to iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch, so you can stream audio, answer phone calls, adjust settings, and more. They are Made for iPhone hearing aids, which means they interact seamlessly with Apple devices.

1

Compatibility guide

See which iPads will work with your hearing aids.

See the guide
2

Get the Philips HearLink 2 app

You can use the Philips HearLink 2 app to control your hearing aids after you've paired your hearing aids with your iPad.

Download the Philips HearLink 2 app
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1

Check Bluetooth® is turned on

Go to > Settings.

Make sure Bluetooth is on.

2

Turn off your hearing aids

  • For hearing aids with disposable batteries, open the battery drawer.
  • For rechargeable hearing aids, turn them off by pressing the lower button of each hearing aid for three seconds.
3

Prepare your iPad to find your hearing aids

Go to > Settings > Accessibility > Hearing Devices.

4

Restart your hearing aids

  • For hearing aids with disposable batteries, close the battery drawer.
  • For rechargeable hearing aids, turn them on by pressing the lower button of each hearing aid for two seconds.
5

Detect your hearing aids

Place your hearing aids close to your iPad.

Your iPad should detect your hearing aids and display their names under MFI HEARING DEVICES.

6

Begin pairing

Go to > Settings > Accessibility > Hearing Devices > MFI HEARING DEVICES.

Tap the names of your hearing aids.

Tap Pair when you get a pairing request on the screen. If you have two hearing devices, you'll need to confirm two pairing requests.

Pairing can take up to a minute.

Pairing is complete when you see each hearing aid listed under MFI HEARING DEVICES with a check mark.

When you turn off

When you turn off your hearing aids or your iPad, they will no longer be connected. They will automatically reconnect when you turn on your hearing aids.

Pairing with more than one Apple device

You can pair your hearing aids with more than one iOS device. Your hearing aids should switch to the device you are using, such as when you receive a call on your iPhone.

If you make changes to your hearing device settings on one device, they will be sent to your other devices.

Do you need troubleshooting help with your iOS devices?

Problems with iOS devices