Google And Sony are working on a huge Android audio upgrade

Google is planning to give Android users an audio upgrade by working Sony’s 360 Reality Audio format into operating system.

The immersive format, which has been likened to Dolby Atmos for music, has been around since 2019, but currently isn’t supported by too many hardware companies or streaming services.

Now, according to the underlying code within Android, Google may well be teaming up with Sony to bring 360 Reality Audio to integrate the format, which is based on the MPEG-H 3D audio codec.

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