The FCC has approved a new rule requiring 100% of all mobile handsets sold in the US to be compatible with hearing aids.

The rule also mandates universal Bluetooth standards and volume control compliance for all smartphones.

  • Zachariah@lemmy.worldEnglish
    32·
    11 hours ago

    This wasn’t a thing already? We’ve had cell phones a long time.

    edit: punctuation

    • halcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldEnglish
      19·
      11 hours ago

      Not officially, but nearly every device has supported hearing aids compatibility for years, well before smartphones became the standard.