Summary
- Auracast is a new feature on Pixel phones that allows audio sharing in a similar way to creating a mini radio station.
- This article explains how to enable Auracast and what equipment is needed to use the feature.
- The phone must be a Pixel 8 or above, running Android 15 or Android 16 (Beta).
- The earbuds or hearing aids also need to be compatible with Auracast.
- Beta users of Android 16 need to go to Settings>About Phone, then tap the Build number 7 times to unlock the Developer options.
- They can then navigate to Settings>System>Developer options to toggle on ‘Enable Bluetooth LE Audio Broadcast UI preview’.
- Audio sharing can then be accessed by going to Settings>Connected devices>Connection preferences>Audio sharing.
- Tapping ‘Share audio to broadcast’ will allow the user to become a broadcaster, while ‘Find an audio stream’ allows them to join a broadcast.
- A password can be added to keep the broadcast private.
By Henderson Jayden Harper
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