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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...

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’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 long-running Bluetooth audio problem — the instant collapse from high‑fidelity stereo to tinny, mono “telephone” sound the moment a headset microphone activates — is finally being addressed at the platform level in Windows 11 through Bluetooth LE Audio, the LC3 codec, and a new...

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. (theverge.com) Background /...

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 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...

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 finally ended one of PC audio’s most stubborn compromises: on supported systems running Windows 11, Bluetooth headsets can now deliver stereo, high‑fidelity media audio at the same time their built‑in microphone captures voice at super‑wideband quality, rather than collapsing audio...

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...

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 has quietly closed one of PC audio’s most annoying gaps: Windows 11 now supports a super‑wideband stereo path for Bluetooth LE Audio that keeps stereo game and media audio intact while using a headset microphone, eliminating the long‑standing drop to muffled, mono voice quality on...

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 finally addresses one of the OS’s longest-running frustrations: Bluetooth headsets that sound great until you speak, at which point audio collapses into muffled, mono “telephone” quality. The update brings LE Audio support and the modern LC3 codec to the...

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...