Google pixel 7 supporting new bluetooth codec LC3 #bluetooth #googlepixel #lc3
310)New findings by 9to5Google suggest that the new Google Pixel 7 series (and future
Pixel 7a) may support a new Bluetooth codec. Android 13 brought support for ‘Bluetooth
LE Audio’ using the LC3 codec. The new codec brings improvements to the overall
listening experience and sound quality.
In the findings, a recent Android code change uncovered a particular XML file
labeled “le_audio_codec_setting.xml”. A message exchange mentions this
XML file is associated with ‘P22’ and ‘P23a’. The former identifier refers to the
Pixel 7 and 7 Pro while ‘P23a” refers to a future Pixel 7a model that’s yet to be
announced.
This exchange infers that the new Bluetooth LE Audio feature will be supported
by the new Pixel phones. It is speculated that Google has added support for
this LC3 codec enabled by the second-generation Google Tensor chipset.
The LC3 audio codec will be able to compress audio more efficiently and it can
be configured to use more or less bandwidth such as when there’s suddenly a
longer distance between the host device and connected audio. The bandwidth
adjustment can be made on the fly as necessary.
Of course, for any regular consumer to be able to take advantage of this new
codec, both the Android smartphone and audio device must support the same
codec. Other improvements include power efficiency compared to classic
Bluetooth codecs, TWS earbuds will be able to receive simultaneous audio
streams rather than bridge sound between buds, and a new “Auracast” feature
will be able to transmit audio to multiple receivers at the same time.
The recently released Google Pixel Buds Pro does not currently support LC3,
but we can speculate that a future Feature Drop update could possibly enable it
in the future.
The Google Pixel 7 and 7 Pro (along with the Pixel Watch) will be released
sometime in October. Rumors claim the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro will go on pre-order
starting October 6 with general availability on October 13.
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