Shaping the very future of connectivity
Oticon has been instrumental in creating the new Bluetooth® LE Audio and Auracast™* technologies for the benefit of hearing aid users.
We partner with prominent tech companies including Apple, Google, Microsoft and Samsung in the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG). Together we strive to ensure people with Oticon hearing aids can be digitally active and effortlessly connect with what matters most via any current or future device.
Ready for tomorrow’s technologies
Bluetooth LE Audio
Oticon Intent™ hearing aids feature Bluetooth LE Audio for a better all-round experience than classic Bluetooth. This includes two-way audio for hands-free calls on Android™ devices and Windows PCs, great audio quality, and increased power efficiency when streaming compared to classic Bluetooth.
Bluetooth LE Audio makes your patients ready for the future, when Auracast* technology will enable them to tap into audio from broadcasts in public places.
Easy LE Adapter
The Easy LE Adapter** ensures that patients with Android™ devices and PCs that don’t support LE Audio can still enjoy direct streaming and two-way audio for hands-free calls.*
*For Oticon Intent only
iPhone®, iPad®, Mac® and Vision Pro™
All Oticon hearing aids with 2.4 GHz are certified as Made for iPhone®. This allows users to listen to audio and make bi-directional audio and video calls on iPhone, iPad, Mac or Vision Pro via Bluetooth Low Energy technology.
Android devices
All Oticon hearing aids with 2.4 GHz are compatible with the Android Protocol for Audio Streaming (ASHA), allowing users to stream audio and make audio and video calls directly from selected Android devices. Users with phones that are not ASHA compatible can enjoy direct streaming and hands-free communication on their phone by using a ConnectClip.
Windows computers
With Oticon Intent hearing aids, patients can use selected Windows PCs with Bluetooth LE Audio technology to enjoy listening to music, podcasts and audiobooks, and make calls or participate in video meetings.
- PCs without LE Audio can use the Easy LE Adapter to enjoy the same functionality
- Other Oticon hearing aids can use a ConnectClip to enable the same functionality
Stream audiobooks, music, podcasts
Your patients can stream audio from their favorite devices directly into Oticon hearing aids for entertainment on the go.
Enjoy the TV with ease
Your patients can send TV sound to Oticon hearing aids and set an individual volume level that no one else can hear, using the Oticon TV Adapter.
Participate in online meetings
Let your patients participate professionally when connecting with colleagues in online video calls.
Hands-free calls
Your patients can walk and talk with their loved ones – wherever they are in the world – using their hearing aids as a Bluetooth headset. Hands-free connectivity lets them simply tap one hearing aid to answer or reject incoming calls or choose someone to call on their phone and then put it away.***
We’re here to help your patients
FAQ
What is Bluetooth LE Audio?
What is Auracast?
* Auracast broadcast audio will become available in a future firmware update.
** Before using the Oticon Companion app on an Apple Watch, users need to install the app on an iPhone and ensure the hearing aids are paired with the iPhone.
***Tap control is only available with the latest Oticon hearing aids paired with smart devices that support hands-free communication/two-way audio.
The Easy LE Adapter has been manufactured by Minami Acoustics Limited.
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