The FCC has approved a new rule requiring 100% of all mobile handsets sold in the US to be compatible with hearing aids.

The rule also mandates universal Bluetooth standards and volume control compliance for all smartphones.

  • Zachariah@lemmy.worldEnglish
    461·
    1 day ago

    This wasn’t a thing already? We’ve had cell phones a long time.

    edit: punctuation

    • bitwolf@lemmy.oneEnglish
      2·
      15 hours ago

      I recall it being required in cars. IIRC all cars after 2012 needed to have bluetooth and hands free.

      Perhaps phones just operated in proxy to that

    • halcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldEnglish
      26·
      1 day ago

      Not officially, but nearly every device has supported hearing aids compatibility for years, well before smartphones became the standard.