{"id":3606,"date":"2026-09-25T03:42:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T23:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/qualcomms-new-elite-sound-chip-might-finally-deliver-the-wi-fi-earbud-dream\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T03:42:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T23:42:39","slug":"qualcomms-new-elite-sound-chip-might-finally-deliver-the-wi-fi-earbud-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/qualcomms-new-elite-sound-chip-might-finally-deliver-the-wi-fi-earbud-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"Qualcomm\u2019s new \u2018Elite\u2019 sound chip might finally deliver the Wi-Fi earbud dream"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What if your wireless earbuds – or audio glasses – could stream high-quality lossless audio that doesn’t<\/em> cut out when you leave your phone on the bedside charger or buried in the couch? Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon Sound Elite Gen 2<\/a> is its first to integrate \u00ab\u00a0micro-power Wi-Fi 6E\u00a0\u00bb right into the chip, so they can connect directly to your home Wi-Fi network, and from there to the cloud.<\/p>\n

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If that sounds like a familiar promise, it’s probably because Qualcomm promised something similar back in 2023 with the \u00ab\u00a0S7 Pro sound platform\u00a0\u00bb<\/a> and its Expanded Personal Area Network (XPAN) tech, saying that Wi-Fi earbuds can do what Bluetooth alone cannot. Name \u2026<\/p>\n

Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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