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Hi everyone!

For almost my entire life, I have been tied to the Apple ecosystem. One of the reasons I stayed with iOS for so long was the (Made for iPhone) hearing aid compatibility.

But recently, I decided to finally take the leap. I wanted to see if Android had caught up. I bought a OnePlus 15, hoping the experience would be just as seamless.

My hearing aids are Oticon More 1 (firmware is fully updated). And well… my Android experiment has been a massive mixed bag.

Streaming media, music, YouTube, and podcasts is absolutely amazing. It’s loud, full, clear, and perfectly balanced. I was genuinely impressed.

BUT! The moment I get a phone call (normal cellular or WhatsApp), everything goes downhill. The caller’s voice becomes incredibly quiet, muffled, and compressed.

Is this just a fundamental limitation of the protocol on Android? Has anyone found a clever workaround or a hidden setting in modern Android/OxygenOS to prevent the phone from aggressively throttling call volume?

Or is this an Oticon More limitation, meaning I should just upgrade to the newest models to fix it?

Also, I’d love to know what the streaming and call experience is like with other Android brands. Has anyone here had a similar experience, and if so, what did you do?

Not sure exactly what’s going on, but the first thing I’d check is that the volume is adjusted properly for voice calls. Maybe you already did that. I don’t know how to do this on a One Plus, but on a Pixel phone, press the volume buttons and get something like this:

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Tap the icon at the bottom. I think that’s supposed to represent volume control sliders. You might get a screen like this:

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Notice the “Audio will play on” heading at the top. Make sure this is your hearing aids. Then slide the call volume up or down.

Maybe that will help .

@ledeafrv said:

OnePlus 15

I would expect the streaming quality should be the same because they are both using bluetooth LE (iPhone vs OnePlus 15).

Upgrade?
The OnePlus 15R does have + . If you upgrade your Oticons, you will get significantly better streaming. The OnePlus 15 does not have LE Audio (upgrading your Oticons will not likely improve your streaming).

Source: In the link below, see the “R” versions vs the non-R versions for comparison.

OnePlus1

A manufacturer of cell phones.

Thanks everyone for the input! Here is an update on what I found:

@bpeckham said:

Maybe that will help .

Thanks for the screenshots! Google did a really great job with the audio routing on the Pixel. Unfortunately, OnePlus doesn't offer that exact granular breakdown. Also, if you’re using the Oticon Intent, it seems to connect via / on supported devices, which gives you much more direct control over the stream.

@OcramSagev said:

I would expect the streaming quality should be the same because they are both using bluetooth LE (iPhone vs OnePlus 15).

Thanks for looking into the specs, but I believe the information on PhoneScoop is incomplete. Modern OnePlus flagships definitely support LE Audio and Auracast alongside current Bluetooth 6.0 standards. It’s especially worth noting that the 15 and 15R share the same chipset platform. 15R is essentially the slightly trimmed-down model where downgraded cameras are the main compromise, so their core connectivity features are virtually identical. Official database listings can be very spotty if you check the official Bluetooth SIG Auracast product directory, OnePlus isn't listed at all, and only a single Pixel model shows up, even though real-world support is much wider across modern devices.

Solution
Ultimately, I realized that upgrading the phone wouldn't bypass anyway because Oticon More simply does not support Bluetooth LE Audio.

However, I managed to solve the quiet/muffled call problem in an unexpected way. Instead of cranking up the phone's call volume in Genie 2.0, I adjusted the sound tone instead. Raising the higher frequencies completely opened up the sound profile. Perceived speech loudness and clarity jumped significantly, the muffled compression effect disappeared, and call volume is now perfectly comfortable.

Leaving this here in case anyone else running Oticon More over ASHA runs into the same frustrating issue!

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