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Starkey TruLink Hearing Control App

Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

Controls Starkey Halo hearing aids from an iPhone or iPad. Adjust volume, find a lost aid and use the phone as a remote microphone.

Official information

Features

Unless noted, features apply to iPhone and iPad.

Audio input & output

  • Conditional: Audio inputs4Device microphone
  • Conditional: Live outputs5Hearing device audio

Listening assistance

  • Conditional: Separate ear adjustments6Also on Android

Device companion

  • Conditional: Mute hearing devices6Also on Android
  • Conditional: Hearing-device tinnitus controls7Also on Android
  • Conditional: Hearing-device control8
  • Conditional: Listening-program selection9
  • Conditional: Hearing-device volume8
  • Conditional: Device battery status8
  • Conditional: Find a hearing device10
  • Conditional: Personalized hearing programs8
  • Conditional: Media streaming11
  • Conditional: Microphone streaming12
  • Conditional: Watch-based device control13Apple Watch only

Compatibility

  • Supported: Required hardwareMade for iPhone hearing aids from Starkey, Audibel, NuEar, MicroTech or AGX Hearing (e.g. Halo, Halo 2)iOS 9 or later
  • Conditional: Hardware functions14App control · Media streaming · Microphone streaming

Availability & access

  • Conditional: Service eligibility1Other
  • Supported: Hearing device required2

Privacy & data

  • Supported: Delete recordings3
  1. Open to owners of compatible Made for iPhone hearing aids, which must be purchased from a hearing care professional.
  2. Evidence: Get Connected (p. 2).
  3. Evidence: Features > Record (p. 8).
  4. Remote Microphone streams the iPhone/iPad microphone to compatible Halo-family hearing aids. Requires paired Made for iPhone hearing aids from Starkey, Audibel, NuEar, MicroTech or AGX Hearing (Halo family); legacy app last updated 2018 (v4.3.1). Evidence: Features > Remote Microphone (p. 7).
  5. Audio is delivered to compatible Made for iPhone hearing aids. Requires paired Made for iPhone hearing aids from Starkey, Audibel, NuEar, MicroTech or AGX Hearing (Halo family); legacy app last updated 2018 (v4.3.1). Evidence: Features > Remote Microphone (p. 7).
  6. Requires compatible hearing devices and a supported phone. Functions vary with model, firmware and professional configuration.
  7. Only hearing aids fitted with a tinnitus stimulus and enabled controls. Only where the hearing-care professional has enabled this feature.
  8. Historical TruLink guide: compatible hearing aids with supported Apple devices; watch has a limited control subset. Android parity and current availability need separate sources.
  9. Selects among memories programmed by the hearing professional on compatible Halo-family aids. Requires paired Made for iPhone hearing aids from Starkey, Audibel, NuEar, MicroTech or AGX Hearing (Halo family); legacy app last updated 2018 (v4.3.1). Evidence: Remote Screen > Memory (p. 4).
  10. Historical TruLink guide: compatible hearing aids with supported Apple devices; watch has a limited control subset. Android parity and current availability need separate sources. Location permissions and a previous connection may be required; last-known location is not live GPS in the hearing aid.
  11. Streaming of calls and media from iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to compatible Made for iPhone hearing aids. Requires paired Made for iPhone hearing aids from Starkey, Audibel, NuEar, MicroTech or AGX Hearing (Halo family); legacy app last updated 2018 (v4.3.1).
  12. Uses compatible Apple phone or tablet microphone as the remote source for paired compatible Halo hearing aids.
  13. Apple Watch requires a paired iPhone 5 or later and compatible Halo-family hearing aids; the guide documents a limited control set (e.g. jumping to a Default Home Memory). Evidence: Features > Default Home Memory; compatibility footnote (p. 9).
  14. With compatible Made for iPhone hearing aids from Starkey, Audibel, NuEar, MicroTech or AGX Hearing; features vary by hearing-aid model. Requires paired Made for iPhone hearing aids from Starkey, Audibel, NuEar, MicroTech or AGX Hearing (Halo family); legacy app last updated 2018 (v4.3.1).

App Store ratings & reviews

577 ratings

Praise

  • One reviewer describes useful fine-tuning and restored connections after firmware or pairing changes.

Complaints

  • The older sampled reviews describe dropped connections, one-sided audio and program settings failing to stay synchronized.

App Store rating for the US store as of Nov 9, 2026. Review themes come from 4 sampled reviews. Read reviews on App Store

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.

3 models & families
  • Starkey Halo RIC 13
  • Starkey Halo 2
    • Starkey Halo 2 RIC 13
    • Starkey Halo 2 RIC 312
  • Starkey Halo iQ
    • Starkey Halo iQ RIC 13
    • Starkey Halo iQ RIC 312

Details come from the developer’s official documentation and store listings, last checked Nov 9, 2026. We have not tested this app hands-on. Features can depend on your hearing devices, phone and plan, so confirm compatibility with the manufacturer.

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