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Apple is now permitted to launch these features in Canada, and that will likely happen in the coming months. AirPods Pro 2 Hearing Aid With the clinical-grade hearing aid feature, AirPods Pro 2 can amplify the sound around you. The feature is intended for adults with perceived mild to moderate hearing loss, according to Apple. There is no additional cost to use the feature in countries where it is available, as it is rolling out through free software updates. Meanwhile, the five-minute hearing test allows adults to identify if they have hearing loss by measuring their ability to hear different frequencies of sound. Afterwards, the results will show a hearing loss classification and recommended next steps. The hearing health features first launched in the U.S. and select other countries in late October. The just-released iOS 18.2 update for the iPhone expanded the hearing test feature to France, Italy, Luxembourg, Romania, Spain, Cyprus, Czechia, and the UK, and both the hearing aid and hearing test features to the United Arab Emirates. There is also a hearing protection feature on the AirPods Pro 2 that is already available in Canada. All of the hearing health features on the AirPods Pro 2 require firmware version 7B19 or newer. Firmware updates are installed automatically on AirPods while they are charging and in Bluetooth range of an iPhone, iPad, or Mac connected to Wi-Fi. The hearing aid and hearing test features could launch in Canada with the release of iOS 18.3 in January, or with iOS 18.4 in April. Related Roundups: AirPods Pro, iOS 18, iPadOS 18 Buyer's Guide: AirPods Pro (Neutral) Related Forums: AirPods, iOS 18, iPadOS 18 [ 17 comments ] Get weekly top MacRumors stories in your inbox. 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Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree) Stuartglossop Avatar Stuartglossop 4 days ago at 07:47 am Hoping for a UK release soon Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree) brar.arsh Avatar brar.arsh 4 days ago at 08:12 am Nice! Wasn't expecting this so quickly from Health Canada. They just copy and paste from the US and UK most of the time with a little delay. It's about time!! Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree) WestonHarvey1 Avatar WestonHarvey1 4 days ago at 09:32 am It's annoying that you can't try out the feature if you pass the hearing test. Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree) ummario Avatar ummario 4 days ago at 08:35 am I haven't tested yet, since I'm at a noisy place at this moment. But Hearing test is also available in Portugal! Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree) wbeasley Avatar wbeasley 3 days ago at 09:40 pm Australia dragging their heels again? Took years to get Watch Heart stuff ;( It's not like they actually do anything more than look at overseas results. 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