How Bengaluru techies turned Apple AirPods into hearing aids with the help of aluminum foil, microwave
Three young tech enthusiasts from India have found a workaround to activate the hearing aid feature on Apple's AirPods Pro 2. The feature is currently unavailable in India. They achieved this by creating a device that tricks the AirPods into believing they are in the US.
Bengaluru Boys Outsmart Apple's OS To Enable Hearing Aid Feature On AirPods For Grandmother
Apple released a hearing aids feature for the AirPods Pro a while ago. I bought a pair for grandma, but then realized that the feature was geoblocked in India So we at @_lagrangepoint decided to unblock it. It ended up involving a leaky microwave and building a Faraday cage: pic.twitter.com/G7E3Bl6f7W — Rithwik Jayasimha (@thel3l) November 12, 2024
These Bengaluru boys 'tricked' Apple’s operating system for AirPod jugaad to give granny hearing aids
Three friends in Bengaluru, India, found a way to activate the hearing aid feature on Apple's new AirPods Pro 2, which is currently unavailable in their country. Using a Faraday cage, they tricked the device into thinking it was in San Francisco,
Researchers from India hack AirPods to turn them into hearing aids for grandma
Researchers have turned a pair of AirPods Pro into a hearing aid for their grandma through using a microwave oven and Faraday cage.
AirPods Pro 2 used as hearing aids
Discover how the new AirPods Pro 2 are revolutionizing accessibility by doubling as sophisticated hearing aids.
Bengaluru boys modify AirPods to gift their grandmothers hearing aids
Three Bengaluru youths ingeniously modify AirPods to enable a hearing aid feature for their grandmothers, overcoming regulatory challenges in India. Their innovative journey highlights technology's potential to address real-world issues for the elderly.
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Hack in India: Faraday cage unlocks AirPods Pro 2 hearing aid function
Indian hobbyists have now solved the problem quite radically. As Rithwik Jayasimha, Arnav Bansal and Rithvik Vibhu report ...
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These Guys Hacked AirPods to Give Their Grandmas Hearing Aids
When Apple released a software update at the start of November that enabled its new hearing aid features in AirPods Pro 2 earbuds, Rithwik Jayasimha immediately went out with his dad to buy a pair ...