First Disappointment (lack of bluetooth Aptx codec support)

[MF-Karma]

I have loved my Icon so far, it has been perfectly stable and has taken great pictures. However, it has now irritated me for the first time. I was looking into getting some Bluetooth headphones for the office and the Icon does not support the aptx codec for Bluetooth. I think the flagship phones for HTC, Sony, Motorola, and Samsung all support it. I really can't believe they advertise this phone for media recording and playback and don't support the best Bluetooth audio. Nokia's Bluetooth headphones support aptx. Very surprised.

 

[Joel S79]

Looks like this is a WP limitation, not an Icon limitation. 8.1 maybe?

 

[MF-Karma]

Sure hope it's in 8.1 but have seen nothing.

 

[js8229]

I'd suspect it's just lacking in software, and could be included in 8.1. I don't think there's a hardware component responsible for aptx support.

 

[Starrbuck]

I've never heard of it...

 

[nasellok]

What exactly is APTX Codec - I have connected to my TV, PC, Tablet, Headphones, and Bluetooth speaker with no issues.

 

[primortal]

Some digging, What is Bluetooth aptX? Technology and How Does it Work?

 

[Joel S79]

What exactly is APTX Codec - I have connected to my TV, PC, Tablet, Headphones, and Bluetooth speaker with no issues.

Audio codec that allows higher quality audio transfer over BT's A2DP protocol.

 

[Joel S79]

Some digging, What is Bluetooth aptX? Technology and How Does it Work?

So it's a compression protocol. Compressing compressed music... hmm...

 

[MF-Karma]

Bluetooth audio is highly compressed. Aptx has several compression levels but I believe all of them are better than standard Bluetooth protocols and Aptx can also do lossless over Bluetooth "supposedly". Wireless headphones are great for working out or at the office. Once you've tried them you probably wouldn't want to go back to wired but audio quality is a consideration.

 

[Joel S79]

Bluetooth audio is highly compressed. Aptx has several compression levels but I believe all of them are better than standard Bluetooth protocols and Aptx can also do lossless over Bluetooth "supposedly". Wireless headphones are great for working out or at the office. Once you've tried them you probably wouldn't want to go back to wired but audio quality is a consideration.

It seems APT-X is more like ZIP compression than MP3 like compression, meaning it rebuilds the audio source in the headphones before playing the audio so you don't lose any of the frequency range. That kind of compression is the only way to transfer compressed audio and still call it lossless.

I use bluetooth for audio whenever I'm driving, so I'm all for the best possible quality.

 

[Ashu Ashu]

aptX support coming to all Windows Phone 8 - Lumia devices with the Lumia denim update which is expected to release next month.

Source:
https://forums.windowscentral.com/e...singleTopic%26topic%3DFA143077&token=6ZT6Ka7N

 

[Jas00555]

Windows Phone supports it, but Verizon hasn't pushed out the necessary firmware.

 

[anon(7901790)]

What exactly is APTX Codec - I have connected to my TV, PC, Tablet, Headphones, and Bluetooth speaker with no issues.

aptX - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The HTC M8 supports it. It's baked into its firmware.