I want to thank all who have responded to my Philips hearrlink 9040 connectivity problem. I am giving up and plan to return them. My question is there any reason to expect another Costco HA like the Jabra enhance pro 10 to perform any better with connectivity with an Android phone?
Well the majority of people are not having those issues, itâs unfortunate you couldnât make it happen with the Hearlink from Phillips, but they all use the same protocol ASHA for android, so the best thing to do is trial them in Costco with your phone, if by chance you experience the same issue, itâll be time for another phone.
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ASHA protocol only really works well with a few Android phones despite there been quite a lot of Android phones.
Depends on the phone, IMO. The Jabra app was very annoying with Jabra Pro 10s and my Samsung S20 5G, so annoying that I switched to Apple. The app was slow, and it refused to retain my few customizations. But my phone wasnât on the compatibility list.
Even with the Apple (SE, 2020 version), the app is annoying. First, if you allow the app to track the location, the battery will drain at an alarming rate. Second, the app does some of the same annoying things it does on my old phone - constantly separates controls from single sliders (which I want) to dual sliders, responds to commands slowly, if at all. Using the built-in MFI app/âsettingâ is much more reliable.
Exactly the same as Oticon in my opinion.
Maybe the difference is that I have a 2022 iPhone 14 Pro Max. I donât have any of these problems.
I have the Smart 3D app set to âAlways Track.â According to the iOS Settings, Battery applet, the Smart 3D app uses 1% of my battery power. I do almost always operate my phone in battery power-saving mode in which app background refresh is not allowed unless the app has focus and I am not moving around my house with my phone. I leave my phone in one place as I walk around my house and my yard (I have an Apple cellular watch just to avoid having to lug my phone around and to always be connected if I have a cardiac event - I have tachycardia problems).
I donât find the sliders always separating into separate right and left channels or the Smart 3D app slow to respond.
Perhaps your problems are in choice of phone, not so much in choice of hearing aid? Although I have Omnia 962s. Perhaps there are some differences in performance from the Jabra Enhance Pro 10 although other purchasers of that model donât seem to have as much problem, from what little Iâve read.