Samsung’s Galaxy Buds Are About To Steal One of AirPods’ Best Accessibility Features
Samsung’s Galaxy Buds are about to get a lot more useful for people with hearing loss. The company says its wireless earbuds—at least newer ones—will soon serve as over-the-counter hearing aids, thanks to new FDA clearance. The wireless earbuds will support the feature through Samsung’s app, where users are able to take a hearing test that can apparently offer a “medical-grade” assessment of your hearing in five minutes.
- ▪Samsung’s Galaxy Buds are about to get a lot more useful for people with hearing loss.
- ▪The company says its wireless earbuds—at least newer ones—will soon serve as over-the-counter hearing aids, thanks to new FDA clearance.
- ▪The wireless earbuds will support the feature through Samsung’s app, where users are able to take a hearing test that can apparently offer a “medical-grade” assessment of your hearing in five minutes.
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| Publication time | Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:50:51 +0000 |
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Samsung’s Galaxy Buds are about to get a lot more useful for people with hearing loss. The company says its wireless earbuds—at least newer ones—will soon serve as over-the-counter hearing aids, thanks to new FDA clearance. Samsung isn’t rolling the feature out until later this year, and it will be available only to those with the Galaxy Buds 3 Pro and the Galaxy Buds 4 Pro, but it’s a significant step for people who need help hearing and also in keeping up with Apple’s AirPods, which have had FDA clearance as a hearing device since…
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