Starkey App: Starkey Thrive Hearing Aid App (iPhone & Android Compatibility)

Niklas Spichalsky
Starkey App: Starkey Thrive Hörgeräte App (iPhone & Android Kompatibilität)

Starkey App: Starkey Thrive Hearing Aid App (iPhone & Android Compatibility)

Download app from App Store: https://apps.apple.com/

Download app from Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/

The Starkey Thrive app is an application designed for people who wear Starkey hearing aids. It offers a variety of features to help improve the hearing experience and make everyday life easier for people with hearing loss.

The Starkey Thrive app can be downloaded to smartphones and tablets running iOS or Android operating systems. Once installed, it can be used to change the settings of hearing aids by simply making the desired changes on the smartphone or tablet. The changes are then transmitted to the hearing aids, so you can adjust your settings anytime, anywhere.

The app also offers a variety of customization options, such as the ability to emphasize or attenuate certain frequencies to improve hearing. One can also create different sound profiles to suit specific listening situations, such as listening to music or understanding conversations in noisy environments.

The app also offers a variety of customization options.

Another useful feature of the Starkey Thrive app is the ability to forward phone calls to the hearing aids via the smartphone or tablet. This makes it easy to make phone calls without having to take the hearing aid out of your ear.

Overall, the Starkey Thrive app offers a variety of features to enhance the hearing experience and make everyday life easier for people with hearing loss. It is a useful addition for anyone who wears Starkey hearing aids and wants to get the most out of their hearing experience.

Pair Starkey hearing aids with iPhone

Starkey Bluetooth hearing aids are Made For iPhone (MFI) hearing aids, which means they pair easily with your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. You can then transfer sounds directly from your phone to your hearing instruments and control your hearing instruments from your app.

*Steps may vary depending on the iOS version installed on your device

  1. Go to Settings on your phone's home screen. Make sure Bluetooth is turned on.
  2. Scroll down a bit, then select Accessibility aids.
  3. Select Hearing systems from the options in the menu.
  4. At this time, restart your hearing instruments and place them near your device. They will remain in pairing mode for approximately 3 minutes.
  5. Once they are recognized by your phone, tap the name of the Starkey hearing instrument you want to pair and confirm the pairing in the pop-up window. If you want to pair more than one hearing instrument, repeat this step for the second hearing instrument.
  6. Once the devices are paired, download the Starkey app from the App Store. After installing and opening the app, your paired hearing instruments will be automatically detected and you will have full control

Pairing Starkey hearing aids with Android

You can pair your Starkey Bluetooth hearing aids with your Android device via the Starkey app. You can then control your hearing aids from your phone's display. If you have hearing instruments and a phone that supports audio streaming for hearing instruments (ASHA), you can stream audio directly from your device to your hearing instruments.

  1. Download the Starkey app from the Google Play Store and open it on your device.
  2. Make sure your phone allows Bluetooth.
  3. Enter the location permission for the app (required for Bluetooth to work).
  4. Restart the hearing aids and bring them near your phone. They will remain in pairing mode for about 3 minutes.
  5. After detection, the name of your hearing instruments will be displayed on the screen. Select pairing.
  6. Wait for the app to connect to your hearing instruments. When prompted, allow your device to connect to your hearing instruments. Once the hearing instruments are connected, press Next.

Starkey Compatibility

Apple Compatibility

The Thrive Hearing Control app will run on any version of iOS 14, 15, or 16. For optimal performance, we recommend using the latest iOS version. iOS Update Note: If you update the iOS version of your iPhone, the hearing instruments may lose connection, requiring you to unpair the hearing instruments with your iPhone and do it again. The following Apple devices have been tested and certified as compatible:

iPhone

  • iPhone 14 Pro Max
  • iPhone 14 Pro
  • iPhone 14 Plus
  • iPhone 14
  • iPhone 13 Pro Max
  • iPhone 13 Pro
  • iPhone 13 mini
  • iPhone 13
  • iPhone 12 Pro Max
  • iPhone 12 Pro
  • iPhone 12 mini
  • iPhone 12
  • iPhone 11 Pro Max
  • iPhone 11 Pro
  • iPhone 11
  • iPhone XS Max
  • iPhone XS
  • iPhone XR
  • iPhone X
  • iPhone SE (3rd generation)
  • iPhone SE (2nd generation)
  • iPhone 8
  • iPhone 8 Plus
  • iPhone 7
  • iPhone 7 Plus
  • iPhone 6s
  • iPhone 6s Plus
  • iPhone 6
  • iPhone 6 Plus
  • iPhone SE (1st generation)
  • iPhone 5s

iPad

  • iPad Pro (12.9-inch 2nd generation; 12.9-inch 1st generation; 10.5-inch; 9.7-inch)
  • iPad Air (5th generation)
  • iPad Air 2
  • iPad Air
  • iPad (5th generation; 6th generation; 7th generation; 8th generation; 9th generation)
  • iPad mini 4
  • iPad mini 3
  • iPad mini 2

iPod

iPod touch (6th generation)

Compatibility 2-way audio streaming

  • iPhone 14 Pro Max
  • iPhone 14 Pro
  • iPhone 14 Plus
  • iPhone 14
  • iPhone 13 Pro Max
  • iPhone 13 Pro
  • iPhone 13 mini
  • iPhone 13
  • iPhone 12 Pro Max
  • iPhone 12 Pro
  • iPhone 12 mini
  • iPhone 12
  • iPhone 11
  • iPhone 11 Pro
  • iPhone 11 Pro Max and newer
  • iPhone SE (3rd generation)
  • iPad Pro 12.9" (5th generation)
  • iPad Pro 11" (3rd generation)
  • iPad Air (5th generation)
  • iPad Air (4th generation)
  • iPad mini (6th generation)

Android Compatibility

 The Thrive Hearing Control app runs on Android 7.0 and higher. The following devices have been tested and certified as compatible:

To stream audio directly into the hearing aids, Android 10.0 or higher is required

Samsung

  • Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
  • Samsung Galaxy S22+
  • Samsung Galaxy S22
  • Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
  • Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G
  • Samsung Galaxy S21 5G
  • Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
  • Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G
  • Samsung Galaxy S20+
  • Samsung Galaxy S20 5G
  • Samsung Galaxy S20
  • Samsung Galaxy S10+
  • Samsung Galaxy S10 5G
  • Samsung Galaxy S10
  • Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite
  • Samsung Galaxy S10e
  • Samsung Galaxy S9+
  • Samsung Galaxy S9
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 20
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 10+
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 10
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 9
  • Samsung Galaxy A71
  • Samsung Galaxy A70
  • Samsung Galaxy A51
  • Samsung Galaxy A50
  • Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G
  • Samsung Galaxy Z Flip

Google

  • Google Pixel 6 Pro
  • Google Pixel 6
  • Google Pixel 5
  • Google Pixel 5a 5G
  • Google Pixel 4
  • Google Pixel 4 XL
  • Google Pixel 4a 5G
  • Google Pixel 4a
  • Google Pixel 3
  • Google Pixel 3 XL
  • Google Pixel 3a
  • Google Pixel 3a XL

Other

  • OnePlus 9R
  • OnePlus 9 Pro
  • OnePlus 9
  • OnePlus 8T
  • OnePlus 8 Pro
  • OnePlus 8
  • OnePlus 7T Pro
  • OnePlus 7T
  • OnePlus 7 Pro
  • OnePlus 7
  • OnePlus North (Basic)
  • Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro
  • Xiaomi Mi 10T

Android devices that support audio streaming to hearing instruments with the Remote Microphone + accessory:

Samsung

  • Samsung Galaxy S8+
  • Samsung Galaxy S8
  • Samsung Galaxy S7
  • Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
  • Samsung Galaxy S6
  • Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 8
  • Samsung Galaxy A40
  • Samsung Galaxy A21

Google

  • Google Pixel 2
  • Google Pixel 2 XL

Other

  • Doro 8035
  • HTC 10
  • HTC One M8
  • HTC U11 Life
  • Huawei P20
  • Huawei P30
  • Huawei P30 Pro
  • LG LV-30
  • Motorola Moto G7
  • Redmi Note 7
  • Redmi Note 8 Pro