Samsung is Starting to Catch Up to Apple on Hearing Health
Samsung is Starting to Catch Up to Apple on Hearing HealthTuesday August 11, 2026 5:01 pm PDT by Juli CloverSamsung today said its Galaxy Buds Hearing Aid feature has been cleared by the U.S. FDA, which means hearing aid capabilities will be coming to the Galaxy Buds in the fourth quarter of 2026. Samsung will join Apple in offering over-the-counter hearing aid functionality.
- ▪Samsung is Starting to Catch Up to Apple on Hearing HealthTuesday August 11, 2026 5:01 pm PDT by Juli CloverSamsung today said its Galaxy Buds Hearing Aid feature has been cleared by the U.S.
- ▪FDA, which means hearing aid capabilities will be coming to the Galaxy Buds in the fourth quarter of 2026.
- ▪Samsung will join Apple in offering over-the-counter hearing aid functionality.
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Samsung is Starting to Catch Up to Apple on Hearing HealthTuesday August 11, 2026 5:01 pm PDT by Juli CloverSamsung today said its Galaxy Buds Hearing Aid feature has been cleared by the U.S. FDA, which means hearing aid capabilities will be coming to the Galaxy Buds in the fourth quarter of 2026. Samsung will join Apple in offering over-the-counter hearing aid functionality. Apple added an FDA-cleared hearing health feature to the AirPods back in 2024, allowing them to be used as a clinical-grade hearing aid. Like the AirPods, the Galaxy Buds can replace a hearing aid for mild to moderate hearing loss, and Samsung is introducing a Hearing Test option like Apple did.
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