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Need phone to ring simultaneously on hearing aids AND external speaker?

Can iphone be set to simultaneously ring through hearing aids AND external speaker?

I don’t always have hearing aids on at house and do when someone calls I phone does not ring and because I don’t have the hearing aids on I don’t know someone called. Is this possible? If so, how?

Posted on Aug 27, 2024 3:17 PM

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Aug 27, 2024 9:32 PM in response to Rock23-

Hi Rock23-

welcome to the Apple (user-to-user) Community!


Re: "Can iphone be set to simultaneously ring through hearing aids AND external speaker?"


Am no expert in this area: Yet it seems you would have to choose one or the other, as you adjust the audio while on a call: See: Apple Support's online article: While on a call on iPhone - Apple Support

Eg: says: "When you’re on a phone call on iPhone,

you can switch the audio to the speaker or a Bluetooth® device".

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Re: "because I don’t have the hearing aids on I don’t know someone called


You may need to check you do not have "Silent mode" on by accident:

How to put your iPhone on vibrate, ring, or silent mode - Apple Support

Select ringtones and vibrations on iPhone - Apple Support


Else: Might it help to have an extra loud ring-tone on your iPhone ?

You might want to change the ring-tone to something you can hear without aids.

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Apple support have an article online that may help:

Change iPhone sounds and vibrations - Apple Support

or

(In the "Contacts" app you can choose particular ringtones for certain callers if you wish)

Use tones and ringtones with your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support


You can even check out other ring-tones available: eg: iTunes Store

Get ringtones, text tones, and alert tones in the iTunes Store on iPhone - Apple Support


or you could search online for extra-loud sound effects and loud ringtones if need be.

(ringtones can be up to 30 seconds long)


All the best :-)

Aug 28, 2024 11:15 AM in response to brbo

Thank you for the response, but the situation is this: sometimes during the day I take my hearing aids out but if I do not turn them off when someone calls, the ringer only sounds in my hearing aids which I don’t have on and so I miss calls. If I could set up for the phone ringer to sound and my hearing aids to sound simultaneously it would be great. Thanks again

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