About a year ago, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group released Le Audio, the next-generation low-power Bluetooth Audio standard. The specification has been officially released. Qualcomm's QCC305X series Bluetooth Audio chips support the protocol.
However, there are still many technical difficulties perplexing users, so recently Qualcomm official LE Audio technology for a detailed answer, a comprehensive introduction to LE Audio, if you do not know LE Audio, this article may let you learn something.
What is Le Audio?
Le Audio is a new generation of Bluetooth Audio technology standards that will enhance standard Bluetooth Audio performance and enable several new use cases, providing consumers with an innovative way to enjoy and share wireless Audio.
Le Audio is a new Audio architecture that builds on 20 years of innovation and takes full advantage of low-power Bluetooth wireless communications. Le Audio includes a new high-quality, energy-efficient LC3 Audio decoder for data transmission over Le Isochronous Channels and new components to provide and control Audio content.
What experiences and improvements will Le Audio bring to consumers?
Le Audio can enable a broader range of wireless Audio use cases, including Audio sharing and listening assistance. It supports lower power solutions that can help manufacturers make smaller devices and extend battery life. Not only that, but it also provides higher quality sound and a more stable audio link experience. Le Audio solutions are compatible with existing Bluetooth devices, including devices that support APTX Audio technology, giving consumers the ability to select and build solutions for different wireless Audio applications.
Can Le Audio significantly reduce power consumption?
Yes, Le Audio can deliver low power consumption on smaller Audio devices, creating more comfortable, longer battery life products. So all Audio devices that support Le Audio generally have long battery life.
Will Le Audio replace traditional Bluetooth Audio technology in Audio streaming?
Le Audio extends the capabilities of traditional Bluetooth Audio technology while maintaining backward interoperability with existing Bluetooth technology. What's important about this feature is that users can take advantage of the technical benefits of Le Audio as well as the ability to connect and interact with devices that support traditional Bluetooth Audio technology.
What role did Qualcomm play in the development of Bluetooth and the new Le Audio standards?
Our standard-setting team worked closely with the Bluetooth SIG to help develop the latest specification for Le Audio. They lead the Bluetooth SIG's internal working group and work with other members to build the interoperable Audio specification. Qualcomm has been actively involved in and driving Bluetooth innovation for many years.
How does Qualcomm's Le Audio solution differ from those offered by other companies?
On the audio side, we are committed to bringing superior performance and immersive audio experiences to users worldwide through our technical expertise. Our solutions span mobile terminals and smart earwear devices and support breakthrough technological innovations such as APTX Adaptive and TrueWireless Mirroring. We are excited to support customer service to build the next generation of Bluetooth products with Le Audio based on our rich Bluetooth solution portfolio.
How does Qualcomm TrueWireless Mirroring Work with Le Audio Audio?
The above two technologies are not in conflict but complementary. TrueWireless Mirroring Work technology can also be realized if Le Audio is not supported. Our future solutions may help both technologies.
Qualcomm also explained the difference between the new LC3 audio codec and Qualcomm's APTX Adaptive audio technology.
Qualcomm APTX Adaptive Audio technology will be used as an optional codec in addition to the standard codec LC3 of Le Audio, providing products with high quality, low delay, and stable connection solution more suitable for the game scene.
The new low-power audio decoder, LC3, provides excellent sound quality even at low data levels, outperforms existing SBC codec performance, and provides a better pop-up experience while switching is very easy.
The new standard also supports Broadcast Audio, where a single Audio source can Broadcast a stream of Audio to an infinite number of Audio receiver devices. Finally, the new Le Audio standard also has hearing aid capabilities, which can help some users with limited hearing to hear clearly.
It is reported that products supporting the new standard of Le Audio will be released in the second half of this year, which may not make much sense for ordinary gamers. The audience should be avid gamers, and we expect better products such as TWS headphones and smart speakers to be released.
