How to use your iPhone® or iPad® as a remote microphone

This functionality lets you use an iPhone or iPad device as a remote microphone, so you can place your device near a person speaking and stream their voice to your hearing aids.

Before you start

1

Compatibility guide

See which phones will work with your hearing aids.

See the guide
2

Get the Oticon Companion app

Ensure you have the latest version of the Oticon Companion app.

Download the Oticon Companion app for iPhone®, iPad® & Apple Watch®Download the Oticon Companion app for Android™
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Pair your hearing aids with your phone or device

Once you've downloaded the Oticon Companion app, you need to pair your hearing aids with your device.

How to pair your hearing aids with other devices
1

Tap the Sound icon at the bottom left of your screen (on the tab bar) to access sound controls.

2

Ensure your hearing aids are set to a general listening program, and not one for a streaming device.

3

Tap the microphone icon to bring up the remote microphone text.

4

Toggle the remote microphone capability on. Tap it again to turn it off.

Note:

The remote microphone functionality is currently only available for Apple devices.

Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro, Apple Watch, Mac and the Mac logo are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. 

Android™ is a trademark of Google LLC