If devices are not connecting: Disconnect and reconnect to the phone:

1. Unlock your iPhone and go to Settings.

iPhone home screen with the Settings app icon circled in red

2. Ensure that Bluetooth is ON. If not, select Bluetooth and select the button.

iPhone Settings showing Bluetooth option circled, with arrow to Bluetooth screen where the Bluetooth toggle is turned on

3. Select Accessibility. For older Apple devices, you may need to select General, then Accessibility.

iPhone Settings menu with “Accessibility” circled in red near the bottom

4. Scroll down and select Hearing Devices.

iPhone Accessibility settings screen with “Hearing Devices” highlighted in red

5. Click on the name of your devices. Then select Forget my devices. You may need to do this twice.

iPhone Hearing Devices screen showing Link hearing aids not paired, with 'Forget This Device' button highlighted
Phone pop-up titled “Forget This Device” with buttons for Forget Device and Cancel

6. Restart your hearing aids.

  • If your hearing aids use batteries: Open and close the battery doors for both of your devices.
  • If your hearing aids are rechargeable: Place the devices in and out of the charger. They will be in pairing mode for 3 minutes.

7. Your device will search for your hearing aids automatically.

iPhone Hearing Devices screen with search bar, showing Link hearing aids listed under MFi Hearing Devices

8. Your hearing aids will appear as an available device once they are found. Select the name of your hearing aids.

iPhone Hearing Devices screen showing Link Oticon Real 1 not paired, with Hearing Aid Compatibility toggle on

9. Select Pair when you are prompted to do so by your device. You may need to do this twice.

iPhone pop-up confirming to forget a paired hearing device, with Forget Device and Cancel buttons
iPhone Hearing Devices screen showing Link Oticon Real 1 hearing aids paired and Hearing Aid Compatibility toggle on

Phone calls will now automatically stream from your device to your hearing aids while Bluetooth is on and within range.

10. If the devices still aren’t connecting, try restarting your phone (hold down the power button until the phone shuts off. Wait 30 seconds then turn back on. Follow steps 1-9 again.