That difficulty switching back from my laptop is the reason I mainly leave mine connected to my phone. But that is about the only negative I have with the Phonak’s.
Thought I would add in a comprehensive step-by-step guide to using Phonak Marvel’s with other devices if their primary device is the iPhone:
Pair Hearing Aid to Other Device
-Forget connected “R-Phonak hearing aid” from iPhone
-Turn off R Hearing Aid
-Turn on Bluetooth on other device
-Turn on R Hearing Aid
-Search and add “R-Phonak hearing” on other device
Re-pair hearing aid to iPhone
-Forget connected “R-Phonak hearing aid” from device
-Turn R Hearing aid off
-Go to BT settings on iPhone
-Turn on R Hearing aid
-Pair “R-Phonak hearing”
I was on the phone with Phonak a week ago and they confirmed they are testing a new firmware that will allow you to connect to 2 devices at a time. They couldn’t say when or even if it would ever be released but they are testing it and the Marvels are capable of doing it.
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Thats great to hear!
Are we being careful in our language? Pairing is not the same as Connecting. So, what is the pairing limit (in the trusted pairing table) in the HAs? I do believe that only one connection can be active. It would be nice to see this increased.
It would be nice to control pairing PRIORITY for the trusted pairs from the HA app.
Hi, I am testing phonak marvel 70 and found a similar bluetooth issue. I have iphone 6 plus. At one point it did not pair at all when I changed the battery but then had listed 2 right HA and 1 left HA. It only connected with one right. Is that the way it is supposed to work? Tomorrow I am going to trial marvel 90.
I’m not 100% sure but I believe it’ll connect to 1 x HA and then stream to the other.
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I’ve had my Marvel M90-R for 7 months and you are correct. You connect only the HA that is your default connection. The other HA streams from the Bluetooth connected HA.
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The phone will connect to both HAs using BLE. This is for the app to control settings and monitor battery charge. There will be an additional connection for streaming, but only to one HA. The phone will stream to the designated HA, which will stream using BLE to the other HA. That’s how it’s supposed to work.
Correct! And that’s exactly how my Marvel M90-R works. I’m connecting using an Android Pixel 3 XL phone.
I have the M70-R’s and I’m disappointed in their App’s BLE implementation. BLE can accommodate regular connection with very low power usage, but still when I go into the app it needs to connect to even display the battery levels, and that connection takes 5, 10, 15 seconds (which it also shouldn’t). I would think with today’s technology it could be made to be almost seamless, transparent to the user.
When I had Marvels, it was similar on both of my phones, android and iPhone. Sometimes they connected relatively quickly. Other times, it took longer, such after I turned on BT. I now have Opns and it’s similar to what it was for the Marvels. The connection to the Opns using MFi seems to be almost instantaneous. I think what you’re seeing is just how BLE works. I believe this is because BLE goes into a very low power mode or even shuts off completely with disuse, to conserve battery life. Apple must have done something creative to get around this in their MFi implementation (which is based on BLE).
I just checked with Phonak about a firmware update. They told me it will be available at the end of August. This will allow us, M90, to connect better with more that one piece of equipment by BT. I hope it also works on issues with my iPhone use. Not the greatest.
M90 only?
im goin to get my first HA next week. cause of pricing, my ill go with m70…
will I have to see my audiologist to get that update? or is it something I can do myself?
You will have to visit your Audiologist to have it updated. I would go ahead and call and let them know it’s coming. The last time I went to mine for a few issues, she called and found out that there was an update. Phonak doesn’t call all of the audiologists to let them know. Good luck.
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What did the update do for the Marvel HA? just minor fixes or added possibility to add another device as well as fix some of its bluetooth issues?
There have been a number of posts about the firmware update and also the new MyPhonak App. The firmware update now allows the Roger IN devices to pair with the Marvels. The new MyPhonak App is exceptional. It has all the functionality of the old Remote App and much more. It connects to the Marvels in only a couple of seconds. Adds the ability to create custom settings and save them for recall later (not sure how many you can create but the video from Cliff Olson said he stopped at 30 new programs). Since I never had any problems streaming music or taking phone calls with the old firmware I haven’t really noticed any improvement in those areas but perhaps those who did have problems will notice some improvement??
I too have had the update and I think the new app is super. I thought that the older app was junk but this new app is the best that I have seen. I never had problems with phone calls or music with my aid so I didn’t notice any improvement but I didn’t expect to see one.
Don
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I too just updated with my Audi today, and the new app is a gem, everything seems better, I haven’t tried connecting to 2 bluetooth devices yet, hope it is smoother than before
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