Windows 11’s Bluetooth audio experience just shed one of its longest‑running annoyances: when the headset mic opens, audio no longer has to collapse into a muffled, mono mess. Microsoft’s recent updates add full Bluetooth LE Audio support with a new super‑wideband stereo routing mode that keeps...
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Windows 11’s long‑running Bluetooth headache — game sound collapsing into muffled, mono audio the moment a headset microphone is used — has finally been addressed at the operating‑system level: Microsoft has added support for Bluetooth LE Audio and a “super‑wideband stereo” path that lets stereo...
Windows 11’s long‑running Bluetooth audio compromise has finally been addressed: with the 24H2 servicing update Microsoft has added proper Bluetooth LE Audio support and a new “super wideband stereo” streaming mode that allows compatible headsets to play full stereo media while their microphones...
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Microsoft’s push to bring Bluetooth LE Audio into Windows 11 finally closes a painful, decades‑old gap between high‑fidelity stereo playback and usable microphone audio on PCs — and owners of compatible Samsung Galaxy Buds models are among the first to see tangible benefits.
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Microsoft’s move to bring Bluetooth LE Audio into Windows 11 is poised to make a tangible difference for owners of Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 2 Pro, Galaxy Buds 3, and Galaxy Buds 3 Pro — but the benefits will depend heavily on whether your PC, Bluetooth adapter, and earbuds are all updated and...
Windows 11’s 24H2 servicing update finally removes a long-standing and deeply irritating trade-off for Bluetooth headset users: you no longer have to choose between pristine stereo audio for playback and intelligible voice when the headset microphone is active.
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Windows 11's latest updates finally close a long-standing gap in PC audio: Bluetooth headsets can now stream high-quality stereo audio and use their microphones at the same time, thanks to support for Bluetooth LE Audio and the new Telephony and Media Audio Profile (TMAP) — a change that...
Windows 11’s long-running Bluetooth audio headache — the abrupt collapse of headset sound quality whenever a microphone is used — has finally been addressed with a significant platform-level change: Microsoft has added support for Bluetooth LE Audio and a new Telephony and Media Audio Profile...
Microsoft's long-running Bluetooth audio compromise — that moment when music or game sound collapses into muffled, mono “telephone” quality as soon as the headset microphone is used — has finally started to get a realistic, standards‑level fix in Windows 11: the OS now exposes Bluetooth LE Audio...
Microsoft's Windows 11 is rolling out a long‑promised fix to one of PC audio's most annoying compromises: the forced drop to muffled, mono voice quality whenever a Bluetooth headset's microphone is used. The operating system now exposes support for Bluetooth LE Audio and the LC3 codec so that...
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Microsoft's latest Windows 11 update brings a long‑awaited fix for muffled Bluetooth headset audio: support for Bluetooth LE Audio's super‑wideband stereo, letting game audio remain high‑fidelity while voice chat or calls run at a much higher sample rate than the old Hands‑Free Profile allowed...
Microsoft says the next big leap for Windows audio isn't another sound driver tweak — it's a wholesale move to Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) Audio that promises high-fidelity, stereo playback while keeping a working microphone — a scenario that Classic Bluetooth technology has long struggled to...