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0 pointsbradgessler4y ago0 comments

Apple could get away with introducing their own wireless audio I/O standard the eliminated the need for Bluetooth for sound. This new wireless protocol would ideally:

1. Allow AirPods to be connected to multiple audio devices at the same time and eliminate the need to have to switch between exclusive audio sources.

2. Eliminate the problem where a Zoom call (or any call) downgrades audio quality.

3. Allow the playback of lossless audio wirelessly.

I know there’s a crowd that will absolutely hate this idea because it’s yet another step away from a standard (Bluetooth), but the protocol has so much baggage that it’s not delivering a great experience for people in the Apple ecosystem.

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deergomoo4y ago

Expect this soon. There was an interview with an Apple manager in What HiFi recently and some of the stuff he was saying strongly suggested that they’re considering doing their own thing.

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