Google has revealed Auracast broadcast audio is coming to Android. Auracast is a new Bluetooth technology that uses a person’s phone to enable direct connection from hearing aids to audio broadcasts from crowded and public venues.
“This also means hearing aid presets, available within your phone settings, can be conveniently applied to broadcasts to personalise streams to your hearing,” Google announced on its website on 13 March 2025.
Android mobile operating system, primarily developed by Google, is designed for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.
Google said that for hearing aid users, the inability to stream directly to hearing devices could leave them out or create barriers to important information, whether in a classroom, train station, airport, cinema or a concert.
The move means people can tune into Auracast broadcasts from TV streamers or public venues.
“And expanding on our work with Bluetooth SIG to use the latest LE Audio technology, we’re bringing to Pixel 9 devices the ability to connect to broadcasts through QR codes – removing the need to go into your settings,” it added.
“To use Auracast, pair LE Audio compatible hearing aids from companies like GN Hearing and Starkey with your Samsung Galaxy devices with One UI 7 and Android 15 or Pixel 9 devices running the Android 16 beta and tune into Auracast broadcasts from compatible TV streamers or public venues.”
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