paul
2021-07-27 16:13:53 UTC
The question here is _what_ is the factual difference between the two
systems in terms of hearing aid functionality that you feel is important?
In the Apple newsgroups yesterday, in an attempt to answer the challenge of
naming a single app functionality on iOS that isn't already on Android,
someone had suggested native hearing aid support as being only on iOS.
<https://groups.google.com/g/misc.phone.mobile.iphone/c/faXxDQ57K2I/m/X-P7c8tOBQAJ>
<https://groups.google.com/g/misc.phone.mobile.iphone/c/faXxDQ57K2I/m/RTZZCdJABQAJ>
<https://groups.google.com/g/misc.phone.mobile.iphone/c/faXxDQ57K2I/m/3qKmDU8tBQAJ>
<https://groups.google.com/g/misc.phone.mobile.iphone/c/faXxDQ57K2I/m/VjdnqhIhBQAJ>
However, upon closer inspection, it seems native hearing aid support isn't
one of those functionalities that is only on Android and impossible on iOS.
Yet, it's an interesting topic, which I ask here of anyone who is
purposefully helpful who happens to use hearing aids (I don't) who also uses
them on both Android & iOS (as most of the articles on the net are dated).
I suspect the major difference between Android & iOS in terms of hearing
aids is that Apple uses a closed approach while Android uses an open one.
I also suspect that on Android, the market will provide far more
functionality (for a variety of obvious reasons) than will Apple - but maybe
not, as Apple (being a closed system) has had a head start on Android.
The question here is _what_ is the factual difference between the two
systems in terms of hearing aid functionality that you feel is important?
To help out, in the sig are some references which came out of the thread on
the Apple newsgroup trying to come up with a functionality that is on iOS
but not already on Android (nobody has ever found a single one yet).
Please advise if you're (a) purposefully helpful and (b) knowledgeable.
--
(Note: I use the word "native" because the OP did, but I don't see why that
matters in terms of functionality on one platform impossible on the other.)
Most references on hearing aids are dated though.
<https://source.android.com/devices/bluetooth/asha>
<https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2018/08/streaming-support-spec-for-hearing-aids_16.html>
<https://www.hearingtracker.com/news/google-android-q-live-caption-feature-is-a-killer-app>
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.accessibility.soundamplifier>
<https://www.razmobility.com/assistive-technology-blog/analysis-of-pixel/>
<https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/9393002>
<https://standards.ieee.org/standard/C63_19-2011.html>
<https://support.google.com/accessibility/android/answer/9426888>
<https://www.engadget.com/2019-02-04-google-android-accessibility-deaf.html>
<https://www.truhearing.com/getstarted/using-your-hearing-aids-with-a-smartphone>
systems in terms of hearing aid functionality that you feel is important?
In the Apple newsgroups yesterday, in an attempt to answer the challenge of
naming a single app functionality on iOS that isn't already on Android,
someone had suggested native hearing aid support as being only on iOS.
<https://groups.google.com/g/misc.phone.mobile.iphone/c/faXxDQ57K2I/m/X-P7c8tOBQAJ>
<https://groups.google.com/g/misc.phone.mobile.iphone/c/faXxDQ57K2I/m/RTZZCdJABQAJ>
<https://groups.google.com/g/misc.phone.mobile.iphone/c/faXxDQ57K2I/m/3qKmDU8tBQAJ>
<https://groups.google.com/g/misc.phone.mobile.iphone/c/faXxDQ57K2I/m/VjdnqhIhBQAJ>
However, upon closer inspection, it seems native hearing aid support isn't
one of those functionalities that is only on Android and impossible on iOS.
Yet, it's an interesting topic, which I ask here of anyone who is
purposefully helpful who happens to use hearing aids (I don't) who also uses
them on both Android & iOS (as most of the articles on the net are dated).
I suspect the major difference between Android & iOS in terms of hearing
aids is that Apple uses a closed approach while Android uses an open one.
I also suspect that on Android, the market will provide far more
functionality (for a variety of obvious reasons) than will Apple - but maybe
not, as Apple (being a closed system) has had a head start on Android.
The question here is _what_ is the factual difference between the two
systems in terms of hearing aid functionality that you feel is important?
To help out, in the sig are some references which came out of the thread on
the Apple newsgroup trying to come up with a functionality that is on iOS
but not already on Android (nobody has ever found a single one yet).
Please advise if you're (a) purposefully helpful and (b) knowledgeable.
--
(Note: I use the word "native" because the OP did, but I don't see why that
matters in terms of functionality on one platform impossible on the other.)
Most references on hearing aids are dated though.
<https://source.android.com/devices/bluetooth/asha>
<https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2018/08/streaming-support-spec-for-hearing-aids_16.html>
<https://www.hearingtracker.com/news/google-android-q-live-caption-feature-is-a-killer-app>
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.accessibility.soundamplifier>
<https://www.razmobility.com/assistive-technology-blog/analysis-of-pixel/>
<https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/9393002>
<https://standards.ieee.org/standard/C63_19-2011.html>
<https://support.google.com/accessibility/android/answer/9426888>
<https://www.engadget.com/2019-02-04-google-android-accessibility-deaf.html>
<https://www.truhearing.com/getstarted/using-your-hearing-aids-with-a-smartphone>