LE Audio will be especially beneficial for AirPods, such as the second-generation AirPods Pro rumored to launch later this year. Below, we outline five benefits of LE Audio for future AirPods Pro, assumingiPhone、iPadSource devices such as Macs and Macs will also be upgraded in the future to support this specification.
Improve audio quality.According to the Bluetooth SIG, LE Audio includes a new low-power audio codec called LC3, which provides better audio quality than the classic SBC codec, even at a 50 percent lower bitrate.
Longer battery life.With the low-power LC3 audio codec, future AirPods Pro will have longer battery life for audio playback.
multi-audioflowsupport.LE Audio will enable multiple simultaneous audio streams between a source device such as an iPhone or Mac and the AirPods Pro. This will allow a single left and right AirPod to have its own Bluetooth audio connection with LE Audio enabled devices for improved reliability.
Connect multiple pairs of AirPods to your iPhone at once.LE Audio will allow multiple pairs of AirPods to connect directly to future iPhones, iPads, Macs or other devices and listen to the same audio at the same time. beforeappleThere’s already a feature that allows an iPhone or iPad user with AirPods to share audio with another person using AirPods, but that doesn’t work with more than two pairs of AirPods.
No need to switch between iPhone and Mac.LE Audio will allow AirPods to connect to multiple source devices simultaneously, like iPhones and Macs, without the need to switch AirPods between devices.
In July, the Bluetooth SIG said it expected LE Audio-enabled products to be available by the end of 2022.
