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How to turn on higher quality LDAC streaming on Nothing Ear
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Nothing has produced several excellent sets of wireless earbuds, and this guide will ensure you’re getting the best audio possible.
A number of the Ear models, including theEar (a)andEar, have support forLDAC, a Sony-developed audio codec that allows for higher-res streaming than traditional Bluetooth.
This isn’t on by default, but it’s easy to enable it, and all the steps are detailed below.
What you’ll need:
The Short Version
Step1
Open the Play Store
to begin, you’ll need to find the Nothing X app. Open up the Play Store on your Android phone and search for Nothing X. You might also get a nudge to get the app the first time you connect the buds.
Step2
Download the Nothing X app
Once you’ve found the app, download and install it.
Step3
Open Nothing X
All the sound options are inside the app, so open it up once it has been downloaded and installed.
Step4
Ensure the buds are connected
You’ll need to make sure your Nothing buds are connected, you can do this by opening the case or popping them in your ears.
Step5
Tap the Settings icon
Tap the Settings icon inside the Nothing X app – the cog signifies this.
Step6
Toggle on High-Quality Audio
There are numerous options here, but we’re looking for the one called High-Quality Audio. Toggle the option on.
Step7
The buds will reboot
Once the above option has been toggled, the buds need to be rebooted. After this, they are ready to use.
Troubleshooting
Our guide on ensuringLDAC is enabled on your Android 8 deviceor newer will let you know how to make sure it’s enabled.
Nope, this option is only supported on Android devices.
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