Auracast-enabled hearing aids are the reason the standard exists: they receive broadcasts directly, no loop, no loaner headset. The Bluetooth SIG's product directory lists Auracast products from the major hearing groups — GN Hearing (ReSound, Beltone), Oticon, Cochlear, Starkey and others — and the join flow is the standard scan-and-pick, at no cost, in every venue that broadcasts.
Figures on this page were checked September 2026. Directory contents change continuously; the SIG’s own pages are the live roster.
Who makes them
The hearing aid industry moved early on Auracast, and the Bluetooth SIG’s public product directory shows it. At this page’s check date, the directory’s receiver-role entries included the major hearing groups by name.
GN Hearing A/S carries the deepest bench: ReSound Nexia, Savi and Vivia; Beltone Commence, Envision and Serene; Danalogic Extend and Luvo; and a Multi-Mic+ in a combined receiver/transmitter role. Oticon lists its Intent and Zeal aids. Cochlear, the implant side of the hearing world, lists the Baha 7 Sound Processor, which puts bone-conduction and implant users inside the same broadcast loop as hearing aid users. Starkey lists Edge AI and Omega AI aids plus a StarLink Edge TV streamer in the transmitter role.
That roster is why venues keep adopting Auracast: the assistive-listening audience arrives with receivers in place. The SIG’s directory disclaimer travels with the list — "product availability is subject to change" — and it is an informative listing, not a certification register, so the live roster and each manufacturer’s model-level support page are the two places to verify a specific aid.
The receiver role
In the Auracast architecture every device has a role, and the hearing aid’s is the purest one: receive. The aid scans for broadcast advertisements (itself, or through a companion app or remote), joins the stream the wearer selects, and plays it through the fitting that was built for that wearer’s hearing. No pairing, no borrowed hardware, no seat restrictions — the properties that make broadcast audio the assistive-listening upgrade the SIG positions it as.
The direct-to-ear delivery is also what makes the audio good in bad rooms. A sanctuary, a station concourse, a gym floor — the broadcast carries the source’s quality past all of it, and the aid’s own processing handles what the wearer’s hearing profile needs. The LC3 codec underneath carries the audio at broadcast scale; the what-is explainer covers the protocol layer.
Joining a broadcast
The flow is uniform across venues, per the SIG’s FAQ. An assistant — "smartphones, smartwatches, or hearing aid remotes" in the SIG’s enumeration — scans for nearby broadcasts and lists them with names the venue chooses. The wearer selects one; audio streams. Some venues shorten the list step with a posted QR code that joins directly.
Two practical notes from the documented cases. Names matter: a venue that names its broadcast after the room — say, "Sanctuary" or "Platform 9" — makes the list self-navigating. And firmware is the gate — the aid must run a version that supports broadcast scanning, which is the wearer’s one maintenance task and the first thing to check when a broadcast does not appear.
The wearer’s checklist
| Before | On arrival | If it does not appear |
|---|---|---|
| Update aid firmware; confirm your model supports broadcast reception with the manufacturer | Scan via your aid, its app or your phone; look for the venue’s QR code | Check battery, re-scan, ask staff — the broadcast may be room-specific |
The venues tracker lists documented deployments by class — theaters, campuses, transit, churches — and the receivers page covers the device categories in depth. For the brand-specific record, see our Phonak profile, which documents both a manufacturer’s Auracast wording and a directory gap as published.
Assistive listening used to be a device the venue lent you. Auracast makes it a capability the wearer owns. Every entry in the SIG directory is a hearing aid that turned a public address problem into a personal audio setting — and every venue that broadcasts is a room where that capability finally has something to listen to.
FAQ
It is the ability of modern hearing aids to receive an Auracast broadcast directly, joining the same public audio stream as everyone else in the venue. The hearing aids act as receivers, and the broadcast is discovered by an assistant such as a phone or a hearing aid remote. The SIG's Find an Auracast Product directory lists the hearing aid families that support it today, and the list above carries the documented names.
Per the Bluetooth SIG's product directory at this page's check date: GN Hearing (ReSound Nexia, Savi and Vivia; Beltone Commence, Envision and Serene; Danalogic), Oticon (Intent, Zeal), Cochlear (Baha 7 sound processor) and Starkey (Edge AI, Omega AI) all appear with Auracast receiver roles, among others. The directory updates continuously, so treat it as the live roster.
Any broadcast within range: venue announcements, assistive-listening audio for services and events, transit information, and personal broadcasts shared by another transmitter. The hearing aid is a receiver in the Auracast architecture; it joins streams, it does not create them.
Not necessarily. The SIG's join flow names smartphones, smartwatches and hearing aid remotes as assistants — whichever scans and lists the broadcasts. Many aids can join from their own controls or their companion app; the phone is the common assistant, not a required one.
The broadcast costs the venue one transmitter and costs the listener nothing — the SIG documents an unlimited number of receivers joining a single stream, the same principle as a radio station. Venues may charge for the event; the audio broadcast itself is not metered.
blafili Bicast XLR Transmitter
XLR and USB-C inputs with Bluetooth 5.2 and a broadcast mode for feeding several receivers at once. Built for studios, venues and shared listening.
- Bluetooth SIG, Find an Auracast Product directory (bluetooth.com/auracast/find-a-product/): GN Hearing A/S entries — Beltone Commence/Envision/Serene, Danalogic Extend/Luvo, ReSound Nexia/Savi/Vivia, Multi-Mic+; Oticon Intent and Zeal; Cochlear Baha 7 Sound Processor; Starkey Edge AI, Omega AI, StarLink Edge TV Streamer; disclaimer "This is an informative listing. Product availability is subject to change." accessed 2026-09-23
- Bluetooth SIG, Auracast FAQ: assistant enumeration (smartphones, smartwatches, hearing aid remotes); unlimited-receivers statement; ADA compliance answer. bluetooth.com/auracast/faq/, accessed 2026-09-23
- Bluetooth SIG, Auracast overview — assistive listening positioning. bluetooth.com/auracast/, accessed 2026-09-23
- blafili published product specifications (Bicast XLR: XLR/USB-C inputs, Bluetooth 5.2, broadcast mode), per lab PROFILE caliber table, accessed 2026-09-23