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Early Access: HARK — A Hearing Aid Companion for Android

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Hey everyone!
Hope you guys are all doing great. :grin:

Quick update on HARK — the Android app I’ve been building to stream mic audio directly to ASHA12 hearing aids:

I’ll be launching it soon on Google Play for a once-off $5 — just to support the time and work that went into building it. For those unaware, here is the original post on the app. Feel free to try the latest development build, version 0.2.141 on GitHub.

If you’d like early access or want to be notified when it goes live, send me a message or email me at thivyanstudios@gmail.com. I’m putting together a small list of people who’d like to be first in line, as required by Google in order to push an app to the Play Store. The first 100 email addresses submitted will be selected and an email will be sent to you inviting you to try the app.

This project means a lot to me, and your support would really go a long way. Thank you. :heart:

Thivyan

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Hello.

I have decided to let it go for free. I will decide if there should be a monetization model and how to implement, hopefully avoiding ads. Maybe be a pro tier? Let me know what you guys think, would appreciate it.

Still am in urgent need of testers, so please don’t hesitate to email me and sign up! :slightly_smiling_face:

Thivyan.

I’ve always wanted software like this but couldn’t find it. Thank you for your efforts… If it’s good, I’d be happy to pay, $5 is not much.

Very mixed signals! :rofl:

I am genuinely confused. I’m torn between asking for compensation for my work, and just giving it away for free. Where it was really growing popular on Reddit, I was disappointed to learn that interest basically died when I attached a small price tag.

Please do shoot me an email at my studio email. I would be overjoyed if you would be willing to join the list of test users. It is compulsory to have a test audience before releasing an app, as per Google’s guidelines.

Cheers,
Thivyan.

Just sent you an email offering to test. This app could be very useful to me. I would cheerfully pay 5$ for it. Keep up the good work.

This looks like a fantastic idea to me! I will be getting new aids in the next couple of weeks so I’m looking to the future. Do you have plans to support LE Bluetooth or only ?

I am, quite honestly, unsure of the protocols used. I just know that as long as your phone picks up your hearing systems like it would a pair of wireless earbuds, then the app should be able to perform its intended function. :blush:

The actual output of the audio is handeled by the Android OS, not my app. Which, I guess, works to the app’s advantage. Because, no matter the protocol used, the app is able to adapt to it. I hope this somewhat answers your question!

Please don’t forget to shoot me an email if you would like early access to be part of the test audience so I can push it to the Play Store.

Thivyan.

In reply to @AbramBaileyAuD

Hey Abram

Thanks for your response to reactivate the thread. Really appreciate it. I have had some a lot of feedback from the first version of the app. I am currently compiling a list of testers for the app so I can publish it on the Play Store. But if people still want to test a prototype, they can try the version on GitHub and leave feedback here, on Reddit or even send me mail at my studio email!

Thivyan.

In reply to @thivyan.pillay

@thivyan.pillay said:

Please don’t forget to shoot me an email if you would like early access to be part of the test audience so I can push it to the Play Store.

I was planning on it. Where I don’t have my new aids I didn’t see much point of doing it until I have them. My old ones don’t connect to my phone anymore. They are from 5 years ago. If it would help I can do it sooner.

You just made me realize my own systems are 5 years old. I got them in 2021 :sob:

Thivyan.

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