Hearing aid mode is excellent, but a few cosmetic options would be nice – and it's an issue Beats already fixed.

Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 have some added hearing-aid capabilities. How well do they work in practice? I asked my grandmother, who is in her eighties, to try them for a week.

So how good are the AirPods Pro 2 as OTC hearing aids? To find out, I looked at two key performance criteria: the accuracy of Apple’s software-driven hearing test, and their ability to provide speech enhancement.

Here's everything you need to know about AirPods Pro 2 hearing test feature and how to take the most out of it.

Apple has received approval from Health Canada to introduce hearing aid and hearing test features for the AirPods Pro 2. This means the features might launch in Canada soon, reports MacRumors. The hearing aid feature is designed to amplify sounds for adults with mild hearing loss.

Apple is working on the next generation of AirPods Pro, and they may have some new health features, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman – although it’s a rumor we heard before, back in 2021. The company has reportedly started testing features like temperature sensing and heart rate monitoring for the earbuds.

After introducing the Hearing Aid feature to its latest AirPods Pro 2 earphones, Apple is reportedly planning to add a variety of health features to future AirPods. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman,