Apple ripped a valuable hearing loss feature from the AirPods line • Hacker News Board

Re: Apple ripped a valuable hearing loss feature from the AirPods line

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Post by zigg » Thu, Oct 24, 2024, 1:49 AM UTC

Jtsummers wrote: post #4

In 18.0.1 the audiogram setup isn't on that screen, it's through the "Custom Audio Setup" button. If you select that, then "Continue" you get to a screen that says "Add Audiogram". It's not in the red circled area, though that may have been where it was under previous versions of iOS. EDIT: I added some (faked) audiogram data to the Health app just to see how that appeared. It also does not show up on that initial sc…

If I hit Custom Audio Setup on 18.1 I’m never prompted to select my audiogram from Health.

Re: Apple ripped a valuable hearing loss feature from the AirPods line

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Post by zigg » Thu, Oct 24, 2024, 1:55 AM UTC

unsnap_biceps wrote: post #9

drivers99 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

With which airpods/headphones though?

It's there for my AirPods Max in the current 18.2 beta.

Did you have it set up before upgrading? Wondering if that’s the key. I’m still on 18.1 RC, I have an audiogram stored, it doesn’t appear, and Custom Audio Setup doesn’t ask for one like it used to.

Re: Apple ripped a valuable hearing loss feature from the AirPods line

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Post by unsnap_biceps » Thu, Oct 24, 2024, 2:42 AM UTC

zigg wrote: post #12

unsnap_biceps wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's there for my AirPods Max in the current 18.2 beta.

Did you have it set up before upgrading? Wondering if that’s the key. I’m still on 18.1 RC, I have an audiogram stored, it doesn’t appear, and Custom Audio Setup doesn’t ask for one like it used to.

I did not. If that's the key, it does point towards this being an innocent bug rather than an intended removal.

Re: Apple ripped a valuable hearing loss feature from the AirPods line

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Post by zigg » Thu, Oct 24, 2024, 3:02 AM UTC

unsnap_biceps wrote: post #13

zigg wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Did you have it set up before upgrading? Wondering if that’s the key. I’m still on 18.1 RC, I have an audiogram stored, it doesn’t appear, and Custom Audio Setup doesn’t ask for one like it used to.

I did not. If that's the key, it does point towards this being an innocent bug rather than an intended removal.

Odd that Apple would close a reported bug as “works as currently designed”.

Re: Apple ripped a valuable hearing loss feature from the AirPods line

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Post by unsnap_biceps » Thu, Oct 24, 2024, 3:53 AM UTC

zigg wrote: post #14

unsnap_biceps wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I did not. If that's the key, it does point towards this being an innocent bug rather than an intended removal.

Odd that Apple would close a reported bug as “works as currently designed”.

Honestly I wouldn't take too much what the triage person did. I've had legit bugs get closed that way and then later reports stay open and eventually fixed. It's not ideal by any means.

Re: Apple ripped a valuable hearing loss feature from the AirPods line

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Post by josefritzishere » Thu, Oct 24, 2024, 3:35 PM UTC

I've been noticing that technology is sometimes hostile to older users: removing audio features, low contrast UI, tiny text, non-seriff fonts, "hidden" menus and buttons... not to be dramatic but this is something we could do better.

Re: Apple ripped a valuable hearing loss feature from the AirPods line

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Post by zigg » Fri, Oct 25, 2024, 1:11 PM UTC

unsnap_biceps wrote: post #9

drivers99 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

With which airpods/headphones though?

It's there for my AirPods Max in the current 18.2 beta.

You don't happen to have USB-C Max, do you?

Just a thought. Those, AirPods 4, and of course Pro 2 are the only AirPods with rev 7 firmware. All other AirPods are on rev 6.

Both my AirPods (1st gen Pro and Lightning Max), which no longer have audiogram options in Custom Audio Setup since iOS 18.1, are all rev 6.

Re: Apple ripped a valuable hearing loss feature from the AirPods line

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Post by daggersandscars » Thu, Oct 31, 2024, 11:03 PM UTC

This article is correct and sould be unflagged. With the release of 18.1, custom audio setup (to create an audiogram-based profile) is only available for “supported Apple and Beats headphones”.