What is Bluetooth LE audio?

Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) Audio is a new standard for low-power audio transmission over Bluetooth. It's separate from Bluetooth 5 and 5.1. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG)---a community of over 34,000 companies that produce and design products that use wireless technology---announced Bluetooth LE at CES 2020 .

What is Le audio?

Building on 20 years of innovation, LE Audio enhances the performance of Bluetooth audio, adds support for hearing aids, and introduces Auracast TM broadcast audio, an innovative new Bluetooth use case with the potential to once again change the way we experience audio and connect with the world around us. NEW TECHNICAL RESOURCES

Do all Bluetooth devices support Le audio?

(Image credit: What Hi-Fi?) In order to support Bluetooth LE Audio, a device must have Bluetooth 5.2 or 5.3. But beware – not all devices that support those versions of Bluetooth support LE Audio. Some will stick with Bluetooth Classic Audio.