Your Pixel phone now supports high-res Bluetooth audio — here's how to use it

Google's Pixel smartphones support the LHDC Bluetooth audio codec with the Android 17 update. Here's everything you need to ...
autoevolution

Why Android Auto Uses Bluetooth Despite the Wired Connection

Google designed Android Auto to be as straightforward as possible, so setting up the connection doesn’t take more than a couple of minutes, regardless of the connectivity method. The wired version ...
Android Police

Android 15 could get a serious Bluetooth LE Audio boost

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...
9to5google

Android may soon automatically turn Bluetooth back on a day after it’s turned off

Google appears to be building out a feature in Android 15 that automatically turns Bluetooth back on every day if you turn it off. Strings in Android 15 builds spotted by the folks over at Android ...
Android Police

Android 14 QPR2 could give you back a long-lost Bluetooth shortcut

The best source for Android OS news. Co-host on the Android Faithful podcast. Google is adding a pop-up to the Bluetooth Quick Setting tile to simplify the process of connecting and disconnecting ...

Google quietly added a major high-res audio feature to Pixels with Android 17

Android 17 quietly introduces native LHDC audio support, unlocking high-res wireless audio for Pixel devices with compatible ...
SlashGear

Why You Need To Turn Your Android's Bluetooth Off When You're Not Using It

Just about all modern gadgets, including tablets, laptops, and speakers, feature Bluetooth capabilities. Bluetooth is a common wireless communication protocol used to connect two devices together over ...
9to5google

Android 14 DP1: Reset options separates Wi-Fi and Bluetooth from mobile network settings

The launch of the Android 14 Developer Preview brings with it lots of little changes across all facets of the operating system. One such alteration in the first Android 14 developer preview is the ...
ZDNet

How to change your Android device name to simplify Bluetooth connectivity

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Ars Technica

Bluetooth tags for Android’s 3 billion-strong tracking network are here

After the release of Apple’s AirTags, Google suddenly has interest in the Bluetooth tracker market. The company has already quietly rolled out what must be the world’s largest Bluetooth tracking ...