Smartphone manufacturers all but took away our beloved phones with headphone jacks. Now we’re left buying admittedly great wireless earbuds hand over fist. But listening to music is no longer a ...

Still gaming or streaming music over SBC like it’s 2005? Get the real scoop on which Bluetooth codecs — AAC, aptX, LDAC, or LHDC — are actually worth your ears. If you’re streaming hi-res audio tracks ...

The BT-11 will be available in black and silver colors when it hits retail on October 8 for $44. It’s not just for USB-C-equipped iPhones. Any Android phone that lacks one or more of these codecs can ...

Ever since Apple made the brave and not-at-all-controversial decision to remove the headphone jack from the iPhone, the rest of the tech industry followed suit. Today, it's rare to see someone using a ...

Bluetooth LE (the LE stands for “low energy”) is the latest version of the wireless technology that’s connected our wireless speakers and headphones to phones, computers, and tablets for the past two ...

Audio codecs dictate the quality, stability, and power use of a headphone's Bluetooth connection. But they're hide-and-seek champions on Android. That said, we’re not always shown our audio codec ...

And while the audio quality of Bluetooth streaming continues to not be great compared to Wi-Fi streaming or playing audio over a wired connection, it has gotten better thanks to advanced Bluetooth ...

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January 2026 Android bulletin fixes a critical Dolby audio codec flaw and urges manufacturers and users to install security ...