If in case you have two headphones, audio system, or some other Bluetooth {hardware}, now you can share audio between the 2 units concurrently on a Copilot+ PC.
Microsoft is testing a brand new characteristic known as “shared audio,” which is constructed on high of Bluetooth LE Audio broadcast know-how.
With Bluetooth LE Audio broadcast know-how, Home windows can now transmit an audio stream to 2 Bluetooth units.
Proper now, when you have a Bluetooth speaker and an earbud, you possibly can join solely considered one of them. Even should you handle to attach the 2 units, you can’t play audio by means of each on the similar time.
It is a limitation of Bluetooth, however newer modems embody help for Bluetooth LE Audio broadcast know-how.
Trendy PCs, significantly Copilot+ PCs, have this know-how, and Microsoft is lastly including help for shared audio to Home windows 11.
“Shared audio lets college students share music with a buddy whereas finding out or brings members of the family nearer by watching a film collectively on an airplane,” Microsoft famous.
In Home windows 11 Construct 26220.7051 (KB5067115), you possibly can activate the brand new “Shared audio (preview)” shortcut in fast settings to start out sharing audio.
When you’re sharing the audio, it is advisable to use “Cease sharing” to finish the sharing session.
Microsoft says help for extra units shall be added later, however for now, solely these PCs help the shared audio characteristic:
- Floor Laptop computer, 13.8-inch and 15-inch* | Qualcomm Snapdragon X
- Floor Laptop computer for Enterprise, 13.8 and 15-inch* | Qualcomm Snapdragon X
- Floor Professional, 13-inch** | Qualcomm Snapdragon X
- Floor Professional for Enterprise, 13-inch** | Qualcomm Snapdragon X
Coming quickly:
- Samsung Galaxy Book5 360 | Intel Core Extremely Collection 200
- Samsung Galaxy Book5 Professional | Intel Core Extremely Collection 200
- Samsung Galaxy Book5 Professional 360 | Intel Core Extremely Collection 200
- Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge | Qualcomm Snapdragon X
- Floor Laptop computer, 13-inch | Qualcomm Snapdragon X
- Floor Laptop computer for Enterprise, 13-inch | Qualcomm Snapdragon X
- Floor Professional, 12-inch | Qualcomm Snapdragon X
- Floor Professional for Enterprise, 12-inch | Qualcomm Snapdragon X
Do not forget that you will additionally want a supported audio accent.
Most Bluetooth units help Shared audio, equivalent to Galaxy Buds2 Professional, Buds3, and Buds3 Professional.
This characteristic is rolling out to everybody within the Home windows Insider Program’s Dev and Beta channel with Home windows 11 Construct 26220.7051 (KB5067115).
