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@Nancydrew said:

Galaxy A53 5g and don;t know why but I’m getting calls in my HAs. I have to answer the phone “normally” no tapping

That phone is not capable, so you have to answer with the phone, and speak into the speaker.
The 9050 has LEA, but you’d need a Galaxy S23-S25 to get hands-free, and tap to answer.

Not directly related… I really liked hearing calls in my hearing aids but using the phone’s mic. Made it much easier to talk to someone in noisy environments. They heard me much better than now with 9050s where the hearing aid mic is picking up all the sound.

Anyone know if this configurable? Or am I stuck with the hearing aid mic using an iPhone?

Actually I cannot be sure exactly, because I use android, as we have quite a few iPhone users I’m sure they will chime in.

In reply to @flashb1024

We have had folks answer that the Pixel 8 and Pixel 9 have tap to answer too, with the exception of Pixel 8A. There should be a few more high end Samsung phones that will work too.

New phones should be coming out with this feature toward the end of the year.

The Samsung phones are currently the only ones with an assistant at this time.

Hopefully, that will change with the new operating system coming out later this year.

In reply to @Bimodal_user

I had and heard better.

Several months later I had a tune-up. I’m now using NAL-NL3 and I’m better again. I don’t know what else was changed. I complained of extremely high background noise.

In reply to @Jamie

Adding a note here in case anyone else is looking to turn the hearing aid mics off for phone calls. I did eventually find the setting on iPhone to set it to use the phone mic for calls. You have to access the quick menu by clicking the iPhone power button 3 times. Then in the hearing aid settings there is a bottom option called “Mic Input”. I set that “Off”. Now when I talk on the phone it no longer uses my hearing aid mics.

This is the first set I’ve had with the ability to use the mics for phone calls. I was used to holding the phone in front of me or to the side for calls with my old aids. Still feels more normal to me instead of talking to the air. :grinning: I do think using the phone’s mic works much better in noisy environments. Never had any one complain about hearing me on the phone until I had the new ones and their mics were used for calls.

So yes, for sure in noisy environments I believe the sound is better.

In reply to @Jack_F

Just a followup for those who may be considering the Philips 9050’s. After several more visits for fine tuning adjustments by no less than three different COSTCO “Hearing Instrument Specialists”, my Philips hearing aids are finally working very well.

I believe that, as with probably all modern sophisticated hearing aids, the key to success is getting the correct balance of programming configurations. They fiddle with one variable and that negatively affects a different aspect of the many parameters. There are virtually endless possibilities and combinations of settings. The more I think about it, the more amazed I am that anyone ever gets these things to work right :wink:

I suspect that most any brand and model of high-quality top-end hearing aid can be made to work well for most users, if the fitter has the skill to set it up properly.

In reply to @Jamie

Do you know if the ability to switch microphones from to iPhone is specific to the HA? I’m currently trialing both the Philips 9050 and ReSound Vivia. The 9050 is significantly superior to the Vivia in streaming quality, especially in the sound of my voice for people I’m calling. I switched the microphone from HA to iPhone for 9050 and have been told the sound is even better, even with the phone in my pocket.
I put the Vivia’s back in and tried to switch the mic source, but there was no option to do this in the HA settings screen as with the 9050’s.

I do not know if it is brand specific. I would have hoped it was not and that any brand would work similarly. The 9050s are the first pair I’ve owned that supported the mics being used for phone calls.

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