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Android Audio Switching is coming to Google’s best true wireless earbuds first, and JBL and Sony will follow shortly
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Google’sbest true wireless earbuds, theGoogle Pixel Buds Pro, launch next week alongside theGoogle Pixel 6a. And in addition to the usual features you’d expect from a premium pair of headphones, the Pro have a really important new feature. It’s called audio switching and it means Android Bluetooth buds will have a very similar automatic switching feature to Apple’sAirPods Pro.
The feature is based on the existing Fast Pair tech that we’ve seen in many Bluetooth earbuds, but it’s designed to deliver a more seamless experience: for example, if you’re watching a TV show on yourAndroid tabletand a call comes in on yourAndroidphone, yourGoogle PixelBuds Pro will automatically switch to the phone.
Pixel Buds Pro are available for pre-order now and will ship from 28 July.
What audio switching will and won’t do
Don’t worry. Your Google Pixel Buds Pro won’t ping you every time your phone or other device has a new notification. It’s smarter than that, analysing the sound to work out what it is and whether it’s something you’re going to want to listen to. And there’ll be a banner on your device enabling you to cancel the switch if you don’t want it to happen.
I think this is a great feature, and it’s been one of the big selling points forApple’s headphones such as myAirPods Max: I really love the way my headphones know what I’m doing and switch to the appropriate device without any messing about. So this is a great upgrade for Android music fans – and not just Pixel buying ones. Although this technology is coming to the Google Pixel Buds Pro first, it’s not exclusive to Google: although no model details have been announced just yet, Google says that both JBL and Sony will be including the new switching system in “select models”.
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