User level: Level 1 (4 points)Can I listen to a phone conversion on my hearing aids thru bluetooth and at the same time go thru my phone's speaker?
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Original Title: Can iPhone phone calls play through Bluetooth hearing aids and speaker simultaneously? Is this possible on my older 10S or do i need to get a newer phone?
Posted on Oct 26, 2026 9:32 AM
User level: Level 7 (22,975 points)Oct 26, 2026 10:04 AM in response to 48mark
Good question. I tested your theory by calling my husband who usually answers his iPhone calls via his hearing aids. When making or receiving a call, the Audio button allows him to pick one output. If his hearing aids are connected to the phone via Bluetooth, then he cannot select Speaker without turning off his hearing aids. This is true for me even without hearing aids. When I chose one output, it turns other options off. So even without hearing aids, I cannot listen to a call (or music or a facebook reel) on both Speaker and hone at the same time.
FYI ... we both have iPhone 17 Pros, updated to 26.0.1 or 27.0.1.
So to answer your specific question, no need to get a new phone. You will not be able to do what you want on your current iPhone or a newer.
User level: Level 10 (148,617 points)Oct 26, 2026 10:24 AM in response to 48mark
I don't think so. Most of the settings seem to make you choose one or the other.
So if you need more than just you to hear, YOU have to listen through the speaker as well as your other participants.
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256383361