Android TV Bluetooth audio is decided by the TV maker, and Sony's guide shows what that looks like in writing: headphone pairing is "Only for Bluetooth A2DP-supported models," and a supported model announces itself with an [A/V sync] entry in the sound settings. The same guide's profile table lists non-audio profiles only, and its full text names no Bluetooth codecs at all, so the SBC floor stays the only baseline a documented link can claim.
Figures on this page were checked September 2026. Every table row carries its source and access date.
The Android TV Bluetooth record
Android TV is the operating system layer, and TV makers build their own Bluetooth implementations on it, so the honest record is a maker's documentation. Sony publishes one of the most complete: its TV Help Guide qualifies headphone pairing per model, gives a menu-based way to spot a supported set, and documents the pairing flows. That guide is the anchor for this page, with the platform-level codec stack kept on the Android page.
| Item | What Sony's guide documents | Source / as of |
|---|---|---|
| Audio-device pairing | "Only for Bluetooth A2DP-supported models that can use Bluetooth audio devices such as headphones or speakers." | Sony TV Help Guide, 2026-09-24 |
| Spotting a supported model | A supported model has an [A/V sync] entry in the sound settings | Sony TV Help Guide, 2026-09-24 |
| Pairing path | HOME, then [Settings], [Bluetooth settings], [Add device]; pick the device from the list and follow the on-screen steps | Sony TV Help Guide, 2026-09-24 |
| Passcode | When prompted, follow the Bluetooth device's instruction manual | Sony TV Help Guide, 2026-09-24 |
| After pairing | "After pairing is completed, the device connects to the TV." | Sony TV Help Guide, 2026-09-24 |
| Reconnect | Bluetooth settings list, select a paired but unconnected device, choose [Connect] | Sony TV Help Guide, 2026-09-24 |
| Profile table | HID, HOGP, and depending on model and region 3DSP and SPP; A2DP is not in the table | Sony TV Help Guide, 2026-09-24 |
| Codec enumeration | None. No LDAC, aptX or SBC mention anywhere; the guide's codec lines are USB and home network playback format tables | Sony TV Help Guide, extraction check, 2026-09-24 |
Reading the [A/V sync] marker
The marker sentence is the most useful line in the guide for a buyer standing in a store. Sony ties support to the model, then hands you the discovery method: a model that can use Bluetooth audio "have [A/V sync]" among its sound settings. No spec-sheet archaeology needed; open the sound menu and look.
The per-model framing also explains why "does Android TV do Bluetooth audio" has no single answer. The maker assembles the Bluetooth stack, qualifies which models get the audio path, and documents the result; Sony's guide simply writes that qualification down, model by model.
The codec question, documented silence
Sony's guide names no Bluetooth codecs. A full-text extraction of the print version comes back with zero hits for LDAC, aptX and SBC, and the two A2DP occurrences are the pairing qualifier itself. The words "codec" and "AAC" do appear, dozens of times, but every one of them sits in the supported-files tables for USB and home network playback, which describe media files, not the Bluetooth link.
Silence in a guide is not a measured capability, so this page records it as exactly that: the guide does not say. What any documented link does carry is the A2DP SBC floor, and the sink side of a Sony-to-Sony pairing has its own record on our Sony headphones page.
Two wired-only corners
The guide's dual-output topic, for playing through wired headphones and the TV speakers at once, runs through the [Headphone speaker link] setting and adds a plain exclusion: "Bluetooth audio devices such as Bluetooth headphones cannot be used." Where Sony documents the both-at-once feature, the Bluetooth lane is out.
The same model-scoping shows up in the audio accessories: Sony's optional wireless subwoofer, the SWF-BR100, connects to supported models only. The pattern is consistent. Audio annexes on these sets are qualified features, not platform guarantees.
Where Android TV sits
Three layers, three records. The Android platform page keeps the codec stack that ships in the OS, from SBC to the LDAC encoder. The Google TV page keeps the interface layer's rules, including Google's one-audio-device sentence, which applies to Google TV devices running on top of Android TV. This page keeps the maker layer, where a qualification like Sony's decides what a given set actually does. Across the aisle, the Apple TV page is the other house's version of a documented TV-box record.
What this means in practice
- Before buying a set for headphone use: check for the [A/V sync] entry in the sound settings, the guide's own marker for Bluetooth audio support.
- Pairing friction: some Bluetooth devices ask for a passcode during pairing, and Sony's instruction is to use the device's manual; having it nearby saves a stuck session.
- Dual output: plan it wired, since the documented both-at-once feature excludes Bluetooth audio devices.
- Lip sync: the [A/V sync] setting exists precisely because Bluetooth audio trails video; our delay guide collects the broader fixes.
Zero LDAC mentions, zero aptX, zero SBC, verified by full-text extraction of the print version. On a page full of specification tables, that absence is itself the finding: codec claims for these TVs come from marketing sheets, while the support documentation speaks in profiles and model qualifiers.
FAQ
No, and Sony's own guide says so per model: headphone and speaker pairing is only for Bluetooth A2DP-supported models. The guide's marker for a supported model is an [A/V sync] entry in the sound settings, so that menu item is the quickest check on a Sony set.
Sony's profile table lists HID, HOGP, and, depending on model and region, 3DSP and SPP. A2DP does not appear in the table even though audio pairing exists; the guide carries audio support in the model qualifier instead, so the table and the pairing section answer different questions.
Sony's guide stays silent: its full text contains no LDAC, aptX or SBC mention, and the codec lines it does have belong to the USB and home network playback format tables. That silence is about the documentation, not a measured capability, so the honest answer for a specific TV is the maker's spec sheet for that model.
Sony's troubleshooting topic for playing through both covers wired headphones and notes that Bluetooth audio devices such as Bluetooth headphones cannot be used for it. Dual output, where documented, is a wired feature.
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- Sony TV Help Guide (print version, Android TV models): "Only for Bluetooth A2DP-supported models that can use Bluetooth audio devices such as headphones or speakers." and "Bluetooth A2DP-supported models that can use Bluetooth audio devices have [A/V sync]" in the sound settings path (Settings, then Sound). Pairing: HOME, then [Settings], [Bluetooth settings], [Add device]; select the device from the list and follow the on-screen instructions; enter a passcode per the device's instruction manual when prompted; "After pairing is completed, the device connects to the TV." helpguide.sony.net/tv/caep1/v1/en/print.html, accessed 2026-09-24
- Sony TV Help Guide, Supported Bluetooth profiles: "HID (Human Interface Device Profile)", "HOGP (HID over GATT Profile)", "3DSP (3D Synchronization Profile)*", "SPP (Serial Port Profile)*", footnote "*Available depending on your model/region/country." A2DP is not among the listed profiles. helpguide.sony.net/tv/caep1/v1/en/print.html, accessed 2026-09-24
- Sony TV Help Guide, troubleshooting topic "You want to output sound from both the headphones and the TV speakers.": wired path through [Settings], [Sound], [Headphone speaker link]; the topic states "Bluetooth audio devices such as Bluetooth headphones cannot be used." helpguide.sony.net/tv/caep1/v1/en/print.html, accessed 2026-09-24
- Sony TV Help Guide, absence check: full-text extraction of the print version contains no LDAC, aptX or SBC mention; the term A2DP appears twice, both in the pairing qualifier; "codec" and "AAC" strings occur only in the USB / Home Network supported-files and format tables. helpguide.sony.net/tv/caep1/v1/en/print.html, accessed 2026-09-24
- Bluetooth SIG, A2DP 1.3.2 Section 4.2.1: SBC mandatory in sources and sinks. bluetooth.com/specifications/specs/advanced-audio-distribution-profile-1-3-2/, accessed 2026-09-24