I tried that but still couldn’t connect.
What finally worked was forgetting the hearing aids both in the app and system-wide (bluetooth settings). Then I had to reconnect using only the app! Now the myPhonak app connects almost instantly.
Interestingly, under my Note 9’s Bluetooth Settings, it now shows:
R-Phonak hearing aid
Connected for calls and audio (just like in the old days)
But now there are 2 new devices (and the old “L-Phonak hearing aid” no longer shows up):
LE_R-Phonak hearing aid
LE_L-Phonak hearing aid
I get it that “LE” means “Low Energy”, but I’d love to have a clue as what is going on here. I’m “officially” only connected to “R-Phonak hearing aid”, but what are these 2 new mysterious “LE_…” devices that I’m not officially connected with?
Enquiring minds want to know.
On a totally separate note, anyone know when the new Roger Pens will come out? I’m going to be playing with the new Speech Focus thing in the new myPhonak app with the new firmware going forward to see how well this works (comments from those who have already done so are more than welcome!), but as someone who has suffered with “speech in loud noise” even with these wonderful marvels, I might be interested in an updated Roger Pen. Restaurants and talking with people walking down noisy streets with cards, motorcycles, construction, etc. gave me a problem with the pre-firmware aids, even after switching from Autosense to the “speech in loud noise” program my audiologist had installed for me…
Thanks to all who chimed in on the myPhonak connection topic, it eventually got me there!