App directory
myPhonak
Sonova AG
Controls Phonak hearing aids from Marvel to Infinio. Adjust volume, programs and tone, find a lost aid and get remote adjustments.
Features
Audio input & output
- Conditional: Live outputs13Hearing device audio
Device companion
- Conditional: Mute hearing devices14
- Conditional: Directional focus control15
- Conditional: Hearing-device tinnitus controls16
- Conditional: Hearing-device control17
- Conditional: Listening-program selection17
- Conditional: Hearing-device volume17
- Conditional: Device battery status17
- Conditional: Find a hearing device18Android 11 or later
- Conditional: Remote professional support17
- Conditional: Remote fitting adjustments17
- Conditional: Personalized hearing programs17
- Conditional: Device-usage tracking17
- Conditional: Media streaming19
- Conditional: Auracast assistant17
- Conditional: Device firmware updates20
Compatibility
- Supported: Required hardware4Phonak hearing aids with Bluetooth connectivity · iPhone with Bluetooth LE running iOS 16 or newer · GMS-certified Android phone with Bluetooth 4.2 running Android 10 or newer
Availability & access
Privacy & data
- No account is needed to adjust hearing-aid settings. An account is needed for additional health features.
- Intended-use statement in the user guide: adults (18+) who meet the clinical indication of a compatible Phonak hearing aid. The App Store also rates the app 18+. Evidence: Important safety information, p. 36.
- Only for Remote Support: the session with the hearing care professional has to be arranged in advance. Not documented as required for ordinary remote control. Evidence: Support and Remote Support session, p. 23.
- Evidence: Compatibility information, p. 2.
- Remote Support video sessions need the internet (Wi-Fi recommended); the guide also says a steady connection is needed for the app's full functionality. Not stated for basic remote control. Evidence: Troubleshooting: Remote Support session, p. 26.
- Applies to account and health data for users who create an optional myPhonak account; Sonova's services are hosted on Microsoft Azure (Netherlands), and account administration uses Salesforce. Evidence: 3. How we share your personal data.
- Remote Support calls; the notice says these relays do not store data persistently. Evidence: 3. How we share your personal data.
- Real-time video communications (Remote Support). Evidence: 3. How we share your personal data.
- Only during a Remote Support live video call with the hearing care professional (phone microphone and camera are used); call media is relayed via Twilio/Xirsys per the privacy notice.
- Data portability is available on request under applicable law, by contacting Sonova (or the hearing care professional for Remote Support data); no in-app export is documented. Evidence: 6. Your legal rights.
- Auracast broadcast via the Auracast assistant (QR code), only with specific compatible hearing aids and venues equipped with Auracast. Evidence: Using Auracast Broadcast, p. 16.
- Phone microphone is used only for the Remote Support video call with the hearing care professional. Evidence: Support and Remote Support session, p. 23.
- Auracast broadcast audio routed to compatible hearing aids; only specific hearing aids support it. Evidence: Using Auracast Broadcast, p. 16.
- Requires compatible hearing devices and a supported phone. Functions vary with model, firmware and professional configuration.
- Speech focus / microphone directionality adjustment within a program; availability depends on hearing-aid model and how the hearing care professional programmed it. Evidence: Home: Remote Control advanced settings, p. 10.
- Tinnitus Balance control is available only if enabled in compatible hearing aids by the hearing-care professional. Only where the hearing-care professional has enabled this feature.
- myPhonak 7.5: compatible Phonak devices; battery display is for rechargeable models, Auracast and health functions depend on model, and Remote Support requires a professional/session.
- Find My Hearing Aids requires myPhonak 7.2.1 or later, compatible hearing aids and enabled location services. Android requires version 11 or later; Android 10 and older are excluded. Location permissions and a previous connection may be required; last-known location is not live GPS in the hearing aid.
- Per the 7.5 guide, pairing in the app also sets up Bluetooth streaming only for Infinio Ultra and newer hearing aids; other models pair for streaming through the phone's Bluetooth settings. Evidence: Pairing with Phonak hearing aids, p. 7.
- Only supported hearing aids and offered firmware updates; follow charging and connection prerequisites in the guide.
- Compatible Phonak hearing aids; adjustments limited to the range permitted by the professional fitting. The US product page notes Audéo B-Direct has no Advanced Remote Control or Remote Support. Evidence: Important safety information, p. 36.
- Only available in specific hearing aids. Evidence: Using Auracast Broadcast, p. 16.
- Infinio Ultra and newer hearing aids only. Evidence: Pairing with Phonak hearing aids, p. 7.
App Store ratings & reviews
Praise
- Sampled reviewers value custom programs and phone controls.
Complaints
- Reviewers describe connection or streaming interruptions and ask for clearer troubleshooting; some reports predate later updates.
- One reviewer asks for watch controls and access to streaming settings outside a call.
Google Play ratings & reviews
Praise
- Some users appreciate adjustment options and working streaming controls.
Complaints
- Connections, persistent settings and automatic mode changes cause recurring difficulties.
- Some users find streaming or sound-setting controls hard to access or understand.
Hearing devices
Includes documented compatible products and models linked in our catalog. Features can depend on your model, phone and firmware; check the compatibility information for any restrictions.
12 models & families
- Phonak Audéo EON
- Phonak Audéo Infinio Ultra
- Phonak Audéo Lumity
- Phonak Audéo Marvel
- Phonak Audéo Marvel 13T
- Phonak Audéo Marvel 312
- Phonak Audéo Marvel 312T
- Phonak Audéo Marvel R
- Phonak Audéo Marvel RT
- Phonak Audéo Paradise
- Phonak Audéo Paradise 13T
- Phonak Audéo Paradise 312
- Phonak Audéo Paradise R
- Phonak Audéo Paradise RT
- Phonak Bolero M
- Phonak Brio 4 B-312
- Phonak Naída Lumity
- Phonak Naída M SP
- Phonak Naída Paradise
- Phonak Naída Paradise P-PR
- Phonak Naída Paradise P-UP
- Phonak Virto Infinio R
- Phonak Virto Paradise 312
