Deaf in One Ear (Stereo -> Mono) ?

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Hi,
Is there any accessibility app/option to convert stereo to mono on an Android phone. A friend would like an Android phopne but cannot find if this is possible.

Apparently the iPhone has the option in accesibility settings but he'd like to avoid iPhones if possible! Hardware/Headphones were not up to scratch when he tried them.

Thanks
Phil

I'd connect the L and R channels on the jack itself. Like solder them together... or if i had headphones like SHURE i'd use a cable...

aren't there adapters you can just get from radioshack for this purpose? I've gotten one for my headphone before since I can hear only in one side with an amplifyer. i believes that radioshack have a number of adapters you could use for this purpose, for either 2.5 or 3.5 cm headphone. just look into the audio cable sections and you can see an area just for adapters of various types for audio stuffs.

I suggested an adapter, but he said he found them poor compared to the iPhone SW solution.

Adaptors are normally pretty useless

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As a fellow member of society not blessed with stereo hearing I have been trying to find solutions for this over the years.

Most adaptors simply tie the L and R together but this never seems to work quite right in that the sound from the missing ear is there but only just (Bohemian Rhapsody is just not the same) Really it needs something to actively mixdown the audio in the way.

Also there is the fashion horror of having a unsightly leads and lumps from it all dangling about the place.

The best solution I found so far is stereo bluetooth headsets (proper A2DP ones) and use 'Joint Stereo' if you can, it's still not perfect but does help on tracks with heavy stereo parts.

If anyone still is looking for a solution.

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Goto www.scansound.com and check out their 1-Bud range, this is what I said in my above post of needing an active mixing solution.

I bought one of the Pro versions with the offset bud and bass speaker design and it's awesome stuff, aside from being able to hear everything the sound is far better than similarly priced big brand stuff.

I live in the UK and shipping was cheap and very quick, a mate of mine who recently lost hearing in one ear bought the same as me and the cheaper design for his other half to use at work and said the quality was not bad on those either.