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Samsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro, Buds4 Pro Get Hearing-Aid Approval — South Korea Rollout in 2027 - TechRepublic

Samsung’s premium Galaxy Buds are getting a new purpose beyond music and calls: helping people with hearing loss. Two existing models will gain medically approved hearing-assistance software in South Korea without requiring a hardware upgrade.

Samsung announced November 4 that South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) approved Hearing Test and Hearing Aid functions for the Galaxy Buds3 Pro and Buds4 Pro. The features will arrive through a phased software rollout beginning in early 2027, giving eligible users access to personalized hearing assistance through earbuds they already own.

The approval follows an earlier US regulatory clearance, but availability remains country-specific. Samsung has yet to announce when the features might reach other Asia-Pacific markets.

How Samsung’s hearing test and hearing aid work

Samsung’s newly approved hearing featuresallow users to assess their hearing and adjust sound amplification based on the results. Hearing Test is registered as digital medical-device software...

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