Google Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Professional to Get Lossless USB Audio Quickly

Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Professional debuted earlier this month through the Made by Google occasion with a formidable mixture of premium options. Now, the tech big is bringing an audio high quality improve for the newest flagship Pixel lineup. Google has confirmed that lossless USB audio will come to the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Professional in a future replace, permitting music followers to expertise their favorite tracks with out alteration and any lack of high quality. In addition to the Pixel 8 collection, telephones from different producers working on Android 14 will even achieve this performance and app builders should undertake the brand new API (software programming interface) for lossless audio to make the most of the characteristic.

In a Reddit Ask Me Something session for Android 14, Dave Burke, Google’s Vice President of Engineering, confirmed that lossless USB audio is coming to the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Professional. He notes that this characteristic will “guarantee bit excellent audio” permitting audio to bypass the audio mixer and any processing results amongst others. “Pixel 8 and different OEMs are anticipated to assist this mode of their {hardware} abstraction layer (HAL) implementations in later releases. App builders might want to undertake the brand new API for lossless audio to make the most of it.” he stated.

The lossless USB audio can be obtainable on the Pixel 8 collection and different Android telephones in a future launch. With this growth, music lovers can quickly take heed to their favorite songs of their purest kind with all delicate particulars, with none processing results over suitable USB-wired headsets. Music streaming apps like Amazon Music, Apple Music, and Tidal already supply lossless audio. 

Google can be anticipated to assist show output over the USB Sort-C port and will allow this characteristic sooner or later via an replace. This could enable the handset to drive an hooked up monitor. The corporate is but to substantiate the event, although identified tipster MishaalRahman (@MishaalRahman) has reported it really works and even suggested a way for enabling DisplayPort Alt Mode aka video output over USB Sort-C port on Pixel 8 collection smartphones. Now, an X consumer @mile_freak07 has revealed that he was capable of get video output over the USB Sort-C port engaged on a Pixel 8 Professional utilizing this technique. He additionally posted a Magisk module on the Xda-developers discussion board that may allow this shortly on different rooted Pixel 8 handsets.

Each Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Professional are at present up on the market in India by way of Flipkart. The vanilla mannequin’s value begins at Rs. 75,999 for the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage mannequin, whereas the Pixel 8 Professional is priced at Rs. 1,06,999 for the 12GB RAM + 128GB storage mannequin.