The way the audio is tied to the screen is incredibly effective and the extra openness and spaciousness to the sound makes for a much more cinematic and engaging experience. Having given spatial audio an initial whirl with the AirPods Pro and a more thorough one since during our AirPods Max testing, we're certainly impressed. There's also a neat little demo of the tech included just below this.Īpple AirPods Max (Image credit: Apple) Is Apple spatial audio any good? If the icon next to Spatial Audio is green, it's enabled. To check, open Settings on your iOS device, tap on Bluetooth, and then tap on the 'i' icon next to your AirPods Pro in the list of Bluetooth devices. Once you've updated your device and the AirPods Pros/AirPods Max, spatial audio will be automatically enabled. All a developer needs to do is allow stereo spatialisation via an Apple plug-in – but Netflix hasn't yet done so. Netflix does not currently support surround content via iOS devices, but stereo content can also be converted to spatial audio. That already includes apps such as Vudu, HBO Go, Hulu and Amazon Prime Video. On the software side of things, as long as an app supports 5.1, 7.1 and/or Atmos, it will work with spatial audio. While you don’t need Atmos for spatial audio, the two working together will likely produce the best results. It’s also worth noting that Dolby Atmos is only available on Apple devices launched since 2018. IPad Pro 12.9‑inch (3rd generation and later) Here's the full list of devices that can handle spatial audio: Does this mean that all of these devices also support spatial audio? Unfortunately not. The next-gen Apple operating system is available to all iPhones from the iPhone 6S onwards, and iPadOS 14 works on every iPad since, and including, the iPad Air 2.

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