by dbadmin | Jan 20, 2025 | Audio, Bluetooth, earbuds, News, Qualcomm
Credit: Lil Katz / Android Authority Qualcomm has confirmed to Android Authority that the first devices with XPAN tech will be announced “very, very soon.” XPAN-enabled earbuds can transmit audio over your home Wi-Fi network for longer range and improved quality....
by dbadmin | Jan 3, 2025 | Authority Insights, Bluetooth, News
Google Fast Pair appears to be working on support for Bluetooth-compatible hearing aids. This would build upon Android 15 improvements, including support for Audio Streaming for Hearing Aids (ASHA). Fast Pair also shows signs of progress towards supporting Bluetooth...
by dbadmin | Dec 12, 2024 | Android 15, Bluetooth, News
Google is preparing to polish the Bluetooth device details page to show a small ring indicating the current battery level of your connected device. This change isn’t live yet in the latest Android 15 QPR2 Beta 1 release, but we managed to manually activate it. Android...
by dbadmin | Nov 19, 2024 | Android 16, Bluetooth, Google, News
Android 16 Developer Preview 1 introduces a new Audio Sharing feature that lets other people listen to your phone’s media along with you. This feature is based on Auracast, which is the marketing term for Bluetooth LE Audio broadcasting. Of Google’s Pixel phones, only...
by dbadmin | Oct 6, 2024 | Bluetooth, Features
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Within a span of just a couple of decades, Bluetooth has evolved from a niche wireless protocol to a ubiquitous technology that we rely on daily for connecting everything from headphones to smart home devices. It’s now the...
by dbadmin | Sep 26, 2024 | Bluetooth, News, Xiaomi
The latest smartphones from Xiaomi support Auracast, i.e. Bluetooth LE Audio broadcasting. Auracast lets phones share audio to multiple devices over Bluetooth. The feature is supported on all flagship phones released by Xiaomi in 2024, but there’s a catch. Sharing...
