These days, many of us have devices of all kinds. The world is becoming more and more connected, so we try to adapt to it. And because more and more devices are invading our daily lives, Google wants to make our lives easier when it comes to audio switching.
The release of the Pixel Buds Pro is fast approaching, the Mountain View company has just announced the arrival of a new technology designed to make your daily life easier.
Fast Pair: pair your devices in no time
For several years now, Android users have been able to easily pair their headphones to their smartphone or tablet using Fast Pair. Thus, it is possible to associate your wireless headphones directly with your Google account so that they can synchronize with all of your Android devices. A very practical feature, which should also arrive on your connected watches.
Obviously, buying as many headphones or earphones as we have devices is not a viable solution over time. In addition to being restrictive in terms of ergonomics, this alternative is particularly expensive. That’s why Google decided to introduce new audio switching technology designed to make switching between devices even easier.
Google wants to improve your audio switching experience
In a recent blog post, Google introduced a new audio switching technology that uses the Fast Pair protocol and gives you more flexibility. Here is what the American giant tells us about it:
“Our audio switching technology leverages Fast Pair to use contextual information about what you’re listening to to change the audio based on your actions. We have more categories that are categorized to figure out how to prioritize sounds between phone calls, media, and any sounds your devices can make. So, for example, if you’re watching a video on your tablet and you get a notification on your phone, the audio from your headphones won’t come through to your phone. But if you get a phone call, your headset sound will make the change.”
In other words, if you have an Android smartphone compatible with multipoint Bluetooth, the sound will automatically switch from one device to another. Then your headphones will choose which device to prioritize based on the context. If, for example, you are not in tune with the choice made, a notification will allow you to switch the audio to the original device.
If the Pixel Buds Pro, expected on July 28, will obviously support this feature, note that it will also be supported by Sony and JBL headphones a few weeks later (the models concerned remain to be determined). This does mean, however, that not all headphones will support Google’s audio switching feature, although compatibility is expected to extend beyond Android in the future, according to the company’s claims.
Source : Google
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