Google quietly adds LHDC v5 support to Pixel phones with Android 17 update

The officialwhat’s new in Android 17 postfrom Google doesn’t mention it, but the latest OS version includes support for LHDC v5. Eagle-eyed Redditors first spotted it a few months ago inAndroid 17 beta 3, but now the stable release for Google’s Pixel phones has it for those who skip over the betas. To make sure LHDC version 5 is active, you may have to go into the Developer Settings – go to Settings, About phone and tap Build Number a few times. You will get a notification and a new option in the settings. Once inside Developer Settings, look for Bluetooth Audio Codec – does it say LHDC v5? If not, tap it and you should see a list of available codecs. Checking and enabling LHDC v5 on a Pixel phone with Android 17

LHDC v5enablesa low-latency connection of 80ms (it’s what the “L” in “LHDC” stands for) with an adaptive bit rate of 128Kbps to 900Kbps. And you can push the sampling rate to 96kHz. Source|Via