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Here’s something not behind a paywall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYLdymd_8zs5
Sounds like new Resound Nexia will use a new TV streamer that uses . Not clear if it’s compatible with MultiMic or other Resound accessories. So far nothing about Resound Omnia getting an update to make it /Auracast compatible.

But is a wide broadband standard - so new Resound TV Streamer+ will translate TV signal to all surrounding environment, including other floors in house, to all street, to neighbors houses?

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In reply to @MDB

There’s nothing useful in that article. They’re trying to get ahead of the competition.
The headline makes it sound like Resound developed Bluetooth or any previous iterations (, ), which is bogus obviously (the 10 year thing is about evolving connectivity).

In reply to @Sam-bunchofnumbers

Great find! A couple of interesting observations. Their rechargeable version is the smallest! That’s a surprise. It is compatible with MultiMic (and at least some other accessories) Sounds like any Android phone with 5.3 might be compatible to use with . Looks like it’s staying with Made for iPhone tech for Apple.
Also sounds like “hands free” is limited iPhones.

In reply to @Reginald

I guess “useful” is in the eye of the beholder. To me the most useful is that it tells us this is no longer a rumor, it’s got a release date. I haven’t read the article so don’t know what it implied, but as far as I know Resound was the first to come out with Made for iPhone hearing aids and has been heavily involved in developing the standards.

In reply to @anon33641277

Well that’s how all of them work, Wi-Fi included. I’m guessing that there will be some pairing involved on both sides, similar to how Bluetooth operates currently.
Accessibility broadcasts will have it open to all.

In reply to @Reginald

Thanks!

I’m new to this forum and have not read more than some more recent posts regarding and Bluetooth LE audio ( etc), and what I can find on direct connection between CI and PC/Mac.

(For natural reasons I don’t read much about regular hearing aids anymore, but the tv-streamers and wireless microphones are super interesting for me as well).

In reply to @MDB

Phone being 5.3 is not enough, it needs quite a recent Android version (13 or 14), and to have a required codec enabled (). Very few phones fulfill these conditions currently.
Otherwise it will fall back to other (older) means of communication.

I was just repeating what was on Resound’s website. I expect most any android phone with 5.3 is going to be Android 13. However, I would always recommend verifying connectivity before committing to a purchase. If going with Android, I’d also lean towards sticking with Samsung or Google.

Edited

Yeah, Google’s Pixels, latest Samsungs or Sonys are all safe bets. Still, 5.2-5.3 bluetooth phones been out there for some time, along with similarly specced hearing aids, don’t expect them all to be updated, [especially ] to be compatible.
Even having android 13 might be not enough as it’s just part of the requirements, there are other variables at play too. I have two A13 phones and they are not compatible [and will never be most likely]. While my newer [A13] Xperia is.

In reply to @anon33641277

@anon33641277 said:

But Auracast is a wide broadband standard - so new Resound TV Streamer+ will translate TV signal to all surrounding environment, including other floors in house, to all street, to neighbors houses?

It can be broadcast to everyone, broadcast to those with credentials, or connected (not sure if that’s technically part of or not).

Can someone translate this for me (from the HearingTracker article)? The new ReSound TV-Streamer+ can be used to receive streamed audio from a TV to Nexia hearing aids, but within the app will also eventually be able to work in Auracast broadcast mode as a transmitter.

My interpretation is that it will work as or legacy streamer, no broadcasting yet.
They’re evidently rushing it, new TVs with Aura are making it obsolete already.

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