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A new Apple AirPods Pro 2 feature means you can use the earbuds as hearing aid. However, it wasn’t available in the U.K. until now. Here’s how to get it.

A new Apple update will turn its AirPods Pro into hearing aids. A software update is now available in the UK that allows people to test their hearing and then have the earphones amplify the sounds they might not be able to hear.

Owners of AirPods Pro 2 in the United Kingdom can use the earbuds as hearing aids, with Apple bringing the feature live in the country a few months after the United States.

Apple has announced that the hearing aid mode for AirPods Pro 2, which was announced and launched in the US last year, is coming to the UK today, Monday February 24th, 2025. We already knew that it was coming to the UK following a regulatory change, but not when – however, you can expect it to become enabled imminently.

AirPods Pro 2, the latest version of Apple’s earbuds, already have an ability that allows users to take a five-minute hearing test. But now, if the test indicates mild to moderate hearing loss, the user can switch on a function to boost their hearing at the touch of a button.

Apple offers millions of AirPods Pro 2 users with hearing aid features despite turbulence with data assurances amid UK Government demands.

As previously reported in January, the AirPods Pro 2 can now be used as hearing aids in the United Kingdom, having now received government approval for over-the-counter hearing aid devices.