Hearing Aids Disconnect From iPhone After Update (Fixed!)

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Posted in Errors and Issues, News by Patricia on August 3, 2022

Hearing Aids disconnect from iPhone

Hearing Aids disconnect from iPhone after iOS 15.6 update? Connecting to iPad isn’t working either after updating to iPadOS 15.6? This accessibility issue has been faced by others! Read on and find out what you can do to fix it!

Hearing Aids Not Connecting To iPhone

Hearing devices were working flawlessly before the iOS 15.6 update but they got disconnected right after? This problem has been reported by Rick:

“After updating to 15.6 my hearing aids ( iPhone compatible) won’t pair with iPhone 12 or iPad Pro.”

We couldn’t replicate it, but I’ve found a similar report on Apple’s discussion forums and other similar websites.

Apparently the hearing aids disconnecting issue isn’t new to iOS 15.6. It’s been reported after iOS 15.4 update and even earlier for iOS 15.0.1.

More, it’s affecting various brands like Signia, Oticon, Phonak, Maihear and more.

How To Fix Hearing Aids Disconnecting From iPhone

Perform the following troubleshooting steps if your hearing aids won’t connect, keep disconnecting or encounter syncing issues with iPhone after iOS 15.6 update:

1. Remove Hearing Aids

• In Settings -> Accessibility -> Hearing Devices -> MFi Hearing Devices -> Forget this device.

2. Reset Network Settings

• In Settings -> General -> Transfer or Reset iPhone -> Reset -> Reset Network Settings

Fact: You might be able to skip this step, but it will help you reset the Bluetooth module. You will have to reconnect to you Wi-Fi network and input the password, so make sure that you know it before resetting.

3. Re-Pair Hearing Aids

Have you managed to fix hearing aids disconnect from iPhone? Do you have a better solution? Use the comments section and share your feedback.

Related: You might be interested in other iOS 15.6 problems too.