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...
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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 has quietly closed one of PC audio’s most frustrating compromises: Windows 11 can now keep stereo playback alive while a Bluetooth headset microphone is active by using Bluetooth LE Audio’s LC3 codec and a new “super wideband stereo” routing mode — provided your PC, Bluetooth adapter...
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’...
Windows 11’s 24H2 servicing update closes a long-standing sacrifice for Bluetooth headset users by enabling full stereo Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) Audio while the headset microphone is active — a change that promises to restore spatial game audio, improve voice clarity in calls, and finally...
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...
Microsoft’s move to bring Bluetooth LE Audio to Windows 11 finally closes a long-standing gap between high-fidelity stereo playback and usable microphone audio on PCs — but the real-world benefit for owners of Galaxy Buds 2 Pro, Galaxy Buds 3, and Galaxy Buds 3 Pro will depend on firmware...
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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 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.
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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...
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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...
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...
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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...
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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...
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