I just thought of something else I need my phone to do which I imagine would rule out a PinePhone. I wear hearing aids--mine are Oticon Siya 2--and make good use of the Bluetooth mode to stream television programs and music into them. I also want to start using the Bluetooth mode for phone conversations, but I haven't done it yet, because it is said to require Android 10 or an iPhone and I don't have Android 10. (Waiting for an upgrade to Android 10 for my Samsung A10e.) Assuming my information is correct, I don't suppose I could ever stream phone conversations from a Pinephone to my hearing aids--if Oticon designed the Bluetooth mods for Android 10, I'm stuck. Unless anyone knows firsthand that it can be done.

You'd probably need more information from Oticon on this for certainty (short of actually trying the whole setup) - they may just be listing some relatively recent version of Android/iOS in terms of what they are willing to support (As in, if you call-in they will walk you through configuration on a limited subset of GUI options for those platforms and only want to script so much for the call-center, not in terms of 'the tech is incompatible' - make sense?). I'm not saying that's the case, just a thought (as I've seen this kind of behavior with other Bluetooth and USB device manufacturers in the past) - if they (the hearing aids) use standard Bluetooth audio they should be able to interface with anything that also supports that (do you have a Bluetooth adapter in your PC that you could test that with? if that works it should work 'anywhere') Or have you tried pairing with your existing Android? If they require 'an app' then you may be out of luck.

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