Question android & hearing aids Bluetooth

[thewillfriedwald]

Recently I started using a hearing aid which doubles as a bluetooth-enabled ear plug.

the hearing part works fine, but the connection to the phone frequently drops out, in the middle of a podcast, or music, or a phone call.

This is a fairly fancy new hearing aid, and an older, cheaper phone.

I wonder if upgrading to a new android phone would help?

(But then I essentially do not have this problem with my regular headset, which is only a $30 device, NOT expensive or fancy.)

thanks for suggestions!

W

PS: am contemplating a back market fold phone for appx $350 as my new Android ....

 

[notforhire]

I have been using BT hearing aids (Oticon) since 2018. Their connectivity is great as long as you don't wander too far from your phone. I don't use them to stream anything except for brief bits. The sound is simply too tinny, compared to my earbuds. I use my aids for obvious reasons, but only wear them 60% of the time. The balance is spent using my earbuds.