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An Apple TV 4K will also play Dolby Atmos through a compatible TV or AV receiver (as with supported movies).Īndroid devices will get Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos through the Apple Music app soon. You can also hear it coming through the internal speakers of an iPhone, iPad, MacBook Pro or HomePod, although it defeats the object somewhat to listen to Dolby Atmos audio through an iPhone's stereo speakers.
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This only works with Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos - regular movie and TV Spatial Audio is still an Apple device exclusive. To listen on your separate headphones you need to head to Settings > Music > Dolby Atmos and switch it to "Always On". Third-party headphones won't switch Dolby Atmos support on and off automatically though, just Apple's. However, so too do any decent headphones. In terms of what headphones are compatible, all Apple and Beats headphones with the H1 or W1 chip support the new surround mixes when played through an iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple TV. However, it doesn't seem to be supported at present. We're hoping it will also eventually extend to Dolby Atmos systems and soundbars, such as the Sonos Arc. When played through headphones, listeners hear music coming from all around them. There are thousands of songs available in Spatial Audio. As with movies, it gives the impression of channels through regular stereo headphones, although in this case requires dedicated Dolby Atmos music mixes. These have been remixed to include multiple channels around and above you, to give the impression that you are sitting in the middle of a recording studio or live concert. How about Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos?Īs well as Spatial Audio for movies and TV shows, Apple now offers Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos music tracks on Apple Music. It also tracks your iPhone or iPad, so the sound you hear is also relative to the screen you are watching on.Īs a result, when Spatial Audio is turned on and you're watching a supported film or video, if you turn your head or move your device, the dialogue you hear remains with the actor or action on the screen. The accelerometers and gyroscopes within AirPods Max, AirPods Pro and AirPods (3rd generation) are used to track your head and position the sound accordingly. Where Spatial Audio differs to other similar technologies like Dolby Atmos for Headphones is in its tracking. In order to do this, Spatial Audio uses the 5.1, 7.1 and Dolby Atmos mixes from a compatible film or video, applies directional audio filters and adjusts the frequencies relayed to each ear. It effectively recreates a cinema-style experience, where sounds appear to be coming from all around you - front, behind, from the side, even above your head. Spatial Audio enables you to hear three-dimensional audio from supported videos that follow the movement of your iPhone or iPad. Here's how it works, what devices it is available on, how you turn it on and off and everything else you need to know. This enables it to place the audio effect realistically depending on where you look or turn. Uniquely though, it also uses tracking hardware in Apple devices, including the AirPods (3rd Generation), AirPods Pro and AirPods Max headphones, to track your head in real-time along with the position of an iPad or iPhone. It virtualises an audio mix that surrounds you, making it seem you are in the heart of the action. It is Apple's answer to Dolby Atmos for Headphones and Sony's 360 Reality Audio, creating a virtual 3D surround sound effect in a stereo pair of headphones. Their current chipset providers for the modem portion of the phone just cannot do 5G, likely the reason Apple settled as they'll need Qualcomm to have a 5G phone before 2021.(Pocket-lint) - Apple's Spatial Audio was introduced with iOS 14 in September 2020 and has evolved a fair amount over time.
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That might change now that Apple has settled the lawsuits with Qualcomm (who is the owner of the Aptx series of codecs) for their eventual 5G phones. Interestingly their current Mac workstations and laptops do. Don't expect Aptx support from Apple's headphones for some time as the iPhones are not able to support this codec. Yeah, Airpods will "work" with Android, but not as good as non-Apple and non-Beats (owned by Apple as well).
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If possible, a Bluetooth headphone that supports Aptx (or even Aptx HD, but no true wireless model has the Aptx HD yet) will yield a much better experience.
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Simply put, SBC, the baseline codec in all Bluetooth headphones are better than AAC from the Android platform. As for Android, and any OS based on the Android Open Source is that AAC is subpar.

Apple has created the special chipset in the Airpods to provide the best AAC codec experience with their iOS operating sytsem. The problem with Apple Airpods is that you are not using an Apple phone.
