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Iphone IOS 26.0.1 microphone settings with microphone Phonak aids

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I believe this is new but in any case some of you may not know this.

You can now with the Phonak aids (Phonak Audeo Paradise P90) make a choice to use the iPhone microphone rather than the Phonak built in microphones. I happened upon this option when I wanted make sure I was using Voice isolation settings during calls. This isolation has been an option for maybe 2 years.

Why do? People often have problems hearing me properly when using the Phonak aid microphones but changing to iPhone mic was not an option before. You will need to have your phone reasonably close to your mouth if you opt for the iPhone mic usage, of course.

You need to be on a call to choose but once picked the use of the iPhone microphone sticks until you change it again. Photo 1 shows Control centre is open and there is an orange mini window that shows Phone controls. Tap that

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How to do:

While in a phone call, open your Control centre (slide down from top right of your screen.
Tap Phone Controls

Tap Input

Choose option desired (iPhone microphone or your Phonak bluetooth which is usually left aid)

I hope this helps others as it has helped me.

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I’ll need to try this the next time I get a chance. That’s my biggest issue with bluetooth as well. Can you tell if switching the mic input makes the switch the bluetooth connection to A2DP instead of the handset profile? They usually do when they’re only being used for audio output.

@fmH said:

You need to be on a call to choose but once picked the use of the iPhone microphone sticks until you change it again

Actually, you can make the change just by opening the iOS Phone app just by opening the Phone app, as if you were about to place a call. I happened on the same thing (and used the same screenshots!) — but the screenshots were made with the Phone app open, with no call in progress. In Target 11.1, they offer the option to disable hands-free calling just for the reasons you describe - too much background noise going into the microphones while making a call, but most people would have to visit their to get that not-easily-reversible change undone (or made in the first place). The nice thing about the iPhone switch is that it can be done on a per-call basis, as you wish.

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Yes, I haven’t tried the Target option. That would seem to be an unreversible switch to the phone microphone until one changes the setting back in Target. But iOS 26 seems to offer a user choice switch between HA and iPhone microphones. Here are some screenshots. When an app that uses the iPhone microphone is active, a microphone icon will appear in the Dynamic Island (notch area in top center of screen): (see Phone Controls orange area) [IMG_1424.PNG] If you tap on the microphone icon, y…

It works for you? As soon as I select iPhone mic the sound also moves to my iPhone 11.

But I am using 26.1 beta 3 ( have not tested beta 4 yet).

Would it be broken again in later betas? Using infineo spHere BTW.

Hi, this is my first post here. I use a translator because I don’t speak English. You can try out how your voice sounds in the voice recorder app. Someone advised changing the hearing aid profile to car audio, then using voice isolation. When I was searching and trying it out, I came across this new feature with the iPhone microphone. So I tried recording samples and the difference is more than big. Especially in an environment where there is ambient noise.

Off topic, but Jindrich_P, that is some translator!

No one would notice that you are not a native English speaker.

@Gilbert said:

Can you tell me where to find the option (in Target 11.1) to disable handsfree.

When you first launch Target, go to SETUP on the bottom tab bar (on the far right). Launch SETUP, then pick Fitting Session, Fitting. Check the option to show the Disable Hands-Free Calling option during a fitting session there.

Then, open a fitting session, go to Fitting, the Device Options Tab, then down at the bottom of the screen, click the Bluetooth tab option. Only if you have enabled it in Setup, you’ll see the option to disable hands-free calling.

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Thanks for the detail. I did that but still no option to disable handsfree. However I discover that it is available if your ’s are Infinio but not for Paradise or Lumity.

Also, the description seems to suggest that disabling handsfree will prevent both hearing and speaking on a phone call but not streaming from a TV Connector. Anyway, since I have Paradise I will just use the feature on the iPhone.

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