Your headphones have hidden LE Audio features you’ll want to know about
ZDNET’s key takeaways
- LE Audio is more than Auracast.
- Bluetooth headphones with LE Audio transmit audio in new ways across the board.
- Your LE Audio headphones have several less-discussed new tricks.
The shift from Classic Bluetooth to LE Audio is in full swing, as JBL and Sony release flagship headphones and earbuds with built-in LE Audio. Bose is the latest to upgrade its flagship headphones via an OTA firmware update.
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Better voice quality
LE Audio includes the Low Complexity Communication Codec (LC3), which includes the unified Telephony and Media Audio Profile (TMAP) to handle audio streams and voice calls simultaneously. Bluetooth Classic relies on the Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) and Hands-Free Profile (HFP), which handle the same functions but require both profiles.
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The profiles in Bluetooth Classic, given that...
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