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Per-device codec compatibility profiles: what each phone, TV, console and computer actually sends and receives over Bluetooth, cross-checked against official documentation with verification dates.
The iPhone Bluetooth codecs are SBC and AAC: no LDAC, no aptX. Per-model record from iPhone 16 to 18 Pro, plus the MFi hearing-aid track.
Read iPhone →What aftermarket head unit manuals actually say about Bluetooth codecs: Kenwood and JVC list SBC and AAC today, one eXcelon model listed aptX.
Device profileAirPods Bluetooth codecs, model by model: Apple AAC, no published bitrate, and the two lossless exits. Checked against Apple's pages, October 2026.
Device profileAndroid Bluetooth codecs at the platform level: SBC mandatory, AAC, LDAC and the aptX encoders ship in AOSP, LE Audio from the Pixel 8 era. Rows dated.
Device profileAndroid Auto Bluetooth is the first step of the documented wireless setup: pair phone and car via Bluetooth, with a 5 GHz Wi-Fi-capable phone required.
Device profileAndroid TV Bluetooth audio is model-qualified at the maker level: Sony's TV guide documents A2DP pairing, an [A/V sync] marker, and no codec list.
Device profileThe Apple TV Bluetooth codec line: AirPods and Beats run Apple AAC, lossless needs HDMI, and two headphone pairs can listen together. Rows dated.
Device profileASUS aptX certifications in Qualcomm's directory: 57 entries across phones, laptops, tablets and headsets, machine-counted, with the ROG line to the 9 series.
Version profileBluetooth 5.0 data: 2 Mbps and Long Range are LE radio features, Advertising Extensions widened broadcasts, and no Classic audio codec changed. Rows dated.
Version profileBluetooth 5.1 data: direction finding on the LE radio, GATT caching and advertising refinements, and no change to audio codecs. Rows dated and sourced.
Version profileBluetooth 5.2 data: LE isochronous channels enabled LE Audio, LC3 and Auracast; EATT and LE power control arrived too. Rows dated and sourced.
Version profileBluetooth 5.3 data: connection subrating, channel classification and periodic advertising refinements, no audio codec change. Rows dated and sourced.
Version profileBluetooth 5.4 data: periodic advertising with responses, encrypted advertising data and GATT security levels, no audio codec change. Rows dated.
Version profileBluetooth 6.0 data: Channel Sounding, advertising filtering and ISOAL enhancements per the core specification, no audio codec change. Rows dated.
Feature profileBluetooth multipoint data: what the core specification defines, how Sony's two-device mode behaves, and why spec sheets do not list it. Rows dated.
Device profileBose QuietComfort Ultra 2nd Gen officially supports Snapdragon Sound with aptX Lossless per Qualcomm's certified list. The verified record, dated.
Device profileCarPlay Bluetooth are separate lanes in Apple's documentation: CarPlay connects over USB (wireless offered after), Bluetooth is plain audio pairing.
Device profileChromecast Bluetooth audio is documented for Chromecast with Google TV and Google TV Streamer (4K), with a Fast Pair lane and one audio device at a time.
Device profileWhat Amazon documents about Fire TV Bluetooth: per-model versions from Bluetooth 3.0 to 5.3, profiles on the oldest models, and no audio codec published.
Device profileGalaxy Buds codec data: SSC UHQ 24-bit/96kHz and Scalable Codec 88 to 512 kbps official, AAC and SBC elsewhere, Buds3 Auracast. Rows dated.
Device profileGoogle TV Bluetooth rules from Google's help pages: several devices pair, one audio device connects at a time, and Google publishes no codec list.
Device profileiPad Bluetooth codecs are undocumented by Apple: the iPad Pro specs list Bluetooth 6 and Thread, but no codec enumeration exists anywhere. Dated.
Device profileThe iPhone hearing aid record: Apple's MFi list (104 makers), AirPods Pro hearing features, Live Listen, and the LE Audio silence, with sources.
Device profileiPhone LDAC is absent from every Apple document: the iPhone 17 specs list Bluetooth 6 and no Bluetooth codecs, and Apple's codec statements stay AAC-side.
Device profileJBL's Tour One M2 spec sheet lists Bluetooth 5.3 and profile versions but no music codecs. Reviews report AAC and SBC; LE Audio with LC3 arrived by update.
Device profileMac Bluetooth codec data: Apple publishes no codec list for macOS, lossless stays wired, and the link runs Apple AAC and SBC. Rows dated and sourced.
Device profileMotorola aptX certifications in Qualcomm's directory: 69 entries, mostly phones from RAZR MAXX to the moto g17, machine-counted and dated.
Device profileNothing aptX certifications in Qualcomm's directory: a single entry, the Phone (2), with a one-sentence Snapdragon Sound claim. Counted and dated.
Device profileThe OnePlus aptX record in Qualcomm's own directory: 22 certified entries, from the OnePlus 3 through the 8T family, counted and dated.
Device profileOppo aptX certifications in Qualcomm's directory: three entries, two smartphones and a DAC/amplifier, with the completeness caveat attached.
Device profileDoes Pixel support LDAC? Yes, in every codec list we cite. What Google publishes, what the aptX directory shows, and what reviews report, dated row by row.
Device profileThe PS5 Bluetooth codec question has a short answer: the console offers no generic Bluetooth audio lane, wireless headsets ride USB adapters. Rows dated.
Device profileRoku Bluetooth headphones work through Headphone Mode on a documented device list; four players are excluded and Roku names no codecs.
Device profileGalaxy S25 codecs, sourced: SBC, AAC, LDAC and Seamless Codec are agreed, aptX HD and Adaptive are absent, and classic aptX is disputed. Evidence on every row.
Device profileMOMENTUM 4 datasheet: SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX Adaptive. MOMENTUM 5 adds aptX HD and aptX Lossless. Both lists verified on Sennheiser's own pages.
Device profileSony's XM4 and XM5 list three codecs. SBC, AAC, LDAC. The XM3 still carried aptX and aptX HD. Verified against Sony's help guides, with per-codec battery data.
Device profileSteam Deck Bluetooth codec data: Valve documents Bluetooth 5.3 audio, enumerates no codecs; logs show a wide endpoint set from SBC to LDAC. Dated.
Measurement compilationApple Music bitrate and Tidal bitrate in one table: seven services, official figures only, from 64 kb/s MP3 to 24-bit/192 kHz HiRes FLAC.
Device profileThe Switch Bluetooth codec line, official: A2DP profile, SBC codec, nothing else on paper. Switch 2 AAC is community-reported. Rows dated.
Device profileTidal LDAC searches resolved: the service delivers hi-res files, your phone's Bluetooth stack encodes them, and the link codec is a device decision.
Device profileWear OS Bluetooth headphones turn the watch into a music source: Google documents pairing per watch version, and rules out ANT+ accessories entirely.
Device profileWindows 11 Bluetooth codecs, sourced: native SBC and AAC (as xHE-AAC), while aptX and LDAC need third-party drivers. The dongle route, with dates.
Device profileThe Xbox Bluetooth codec line: the console audio lane is the proprietary Xbox Wireless protocol; headset Bluetooth is for phones and PCs. Dated.
Device profileXiaomi Bluetooth codecs straight from mi.com spec pages: the 15 lists eight codecs over Bluetooth 6.0, the 14 lists six over 5.4. Verbatim rows, dated.