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Netflix Testing Spatial Audio Support for AirPods

Netflix streaming service to support 3D spatial audio for Apple’s AirPods.

Back in November, reports on Reddit said spatial audio was working with AirPods Pro with Netflix, but it was not available for everyone.

What is Spatial audio?

Spatial audio, according to Apple, the feature “with dynamic head tracking brings theatre-like sound that surrounds you from the movie or video you’re watching, so that it seems as if the sound is coming from all around you. The sound field stays mapped to the device, and the voice stays with the actor or action on screen.” read more

Headphone Accommodations Help You Hear Better

In the “Audio/Visual” accessibility setting, there’s a new option called “Headphone Accommodations.” When you toggle this on, you get a chance to fine-tune how you hear things in your headphones. And if you have a set of AirPods Pro, it works in conjunction with Transparency mode.

You can change the audio from a balanced tone to one optimized for higher frequency sounds or vocals in the middle frequencies. There’s also a slider to adjust how soft sounds are boosted, from slight to moderate to strong. And you can hear these changes as you make them in real-time using the “Play Sample” button. Best of all, you can choose to have these settings apply to media (music, movies, podcasts, etc.) or phone calls or both. read more

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