gaming audio

For millions of Windows users the familiar, maddening moment when music or game sound collapses into muffled, mono telephone audio the instant a Bluetooth headset’s microphone is used may finally be ending — Microsoft has integrated Bluetooth LE Audio support into Windows 11 and introduced a...

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...

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...

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 update finally addresses a longstanding annoyance for Bluetooth headset users: the abrupt collapse from rich stereo audio into thin, mono “telephone” quality when the microphone is activated. The fix arrives by adding native Bluetooth LE Audio support to Windows’...

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. Background Bluetooth...

Windows 11 has finally put the long-standing Bluetooth audio compromise on notice: with the 24H2 update Microsoft now exposes a super‑wideband stereo path for Bluetooth LE Audio so compatible headsets can play full stereo audio while their microphones are active — no more instant collapse into...

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. Background / Overview For more...

Microsoft’s longstanding Bluetooth audio headache — the moment your headset’s microphone opens and music or game sound collapses into muffled mono — just got a practical fix on Windows, but the real-world payoff depends on hardware and drivers lining up across the ecosystem. the Bluetooth...

Microsoft has quietly delivered one of the most consequential audio upgrades for PC users in years: Windows 11 now supports Super Wideband Stereo over Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) Audio, allowing compatible headsets to play full‑fidelity stereo while their microphones are active — a change that...

Microsoft has quietly removed one of Bluetooth’s longest‑running compromises on Windows PCs: with recent Windows 11 updates the OS now exposes Bluetooth LE Audio and a super‑wideband stereo path so compatible headsets can keep high‑fidelity stereo playback while their microphones are active...

Windows 11’s Bluetooth audio stack has taken a major step toward fixing a problem that has driven gamers, remote workers, and audiophiles to wired headsets for years: with the latest updates Microsoft now supports super wideband stereo over Bluetooth LE Audio, enabling stereo playback while a...

Microsoft has quietly closed one of PC audio’s most persistent gaps: Windows 11 now exposes Bluetooth LE Audio’s super‑wideband stereo path so compatible headsets can deliver full stereo playback while the microphone is active, ending the decades‑old compromise where enabling a Bluetooth headset...

Microsoft has finally closed one of the most persistent UX gaps in PC audio: on supported Windows 11 systems, Bluetooth headsets can now deliver full stereo media audio while simultaneously using their built‑in microphone at super‑wideband quality, instead of collapsing to low‑fidelity, mono...

Microsoft has quietly closed one of Windows audio’s most persistent usability gaps by adding support for Bluetooth LE Audio and a super‑wideband stereo path in Windows 11, a change that finally stops stereophonic game and media sound from collapsing into muffled, mono telephone audio the moment...

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...

Windows 11’s latest LE Audio work finally breaks the decades‑old trade‑off that forced Bluetooth headsets to choose between high‑fidelity stereo playback and usable microphone quality during calls and game chat, delivering a super‑wideband stereo path that keeps your game audio in stereo while...

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’s long-standing Bluetooth audio compromise — that moment when your stereo game audio collapses into muffled, mono “telephone” quality the instant you open the headset mic — is finally getting an architectural fix in Windows 11: LE Audio with the LC3 codec now enables simultaneous...

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...