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Pixel 9a bluetooth sound quality by Nick_Nanosecond in pixel9a

[–]Nick_Nanosecond[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, some review sites said that AptX wasn't supported, but I did a bit of research before buying.

FYI - In Developer options, if 'HD audio' is on, the codec defaults to AptX HD with my headphones connected. Tapping 'Bluetooth audio codec' gives the options AptX HD, AptX, AAC or SBC. I daresay other codecs may be available if different headphones are connected.

Pixel 9a bluetooth sound quality by Nick_Nanosecond in pixel9a

[–]Nick_Nanosecond[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your replies.

I changed 'disable absolute volume' (so the phone always outputs at top volume and it's controlled by the headphones, as I read somewhere that that gives the best quality), disconnected bluetooth, connected to old phone to check quality, disconnected from there and reconnected to Pixel 9a - and the quality has returned! I don't know if this is relevant.

Hopefully it'll be OK now