{
  "id": 18157479,
  "title": "Bluetooth’s next big audio upgrade is coming, but not to your current devices",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/bluetooths-next-big-audio-upgrade-is-coming-but-not-to-your-current",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-04T17:12:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Authority",
    "slug": "android-authority",
    "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/bluetooth-hdt-lossless-wireless-audio-3731705/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has announced HDT, a new technology that significantly boosts Bluetooth Low Energy's maximum bit rate from 2Mbps to 7.5Mbps. This optional Bluetooth Core 7.0 feature promises enhanced energy efficiency and more dependable connections across devices. However, current devices won't automatically acquire support for HDT. The first audio products compatible with this technology might hit the market as early as 2027.\n\nQualcomm's FastConnect 8800 chip already advertises HDT support, hinting at the technology's potential impact on the market. The Bluetooth SIG's update could standardize lossless and high-resolution Bluetooth audio, making it potentially available on future wireless earbuds and headphones. This advancement is expected to widen access to superior audio quality for the average user.",
  "summary": "Standardizing lossless and high-res audio.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}