What is Auracast? Auracast is a new feature of Bluetooth that enables high-quality audio to be broadcast by one device and picked up by an unlimited number of other devices, without needing to go through a pairing process. In technical terms, a transmitter broadcasts an Auracast stream which is picked up by receivers....
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No actionable change for clinical practice; this is a technology explainer for a general audience, but audiologists should be aware of Auracast as patients may ask about compatible devices.
Auracast represents a potential step-change in public audio accessibility for hearing aid and earbud users, and audiologists will need to understand the technology to guide patients on compatible devices.
- 01Auracast is a Bluetooth broadcast audio standard allowing one-to-many audio streaming without individual pairing.
- 02The technology can deliver high-quality audio to an unlimited number of receivers simultaneously.
- 03RNID positions Auracast as already available and ready for real-world deployment.
- 04Compatible hearing aids and earbuds can receive Auracast streams directly.
- 05The explainer is aimed at a general audience and contains no clinical evidence.
Auracast enables a single device to broadcast high-quality audio to an unlimited number of receivers without pairing.
press releasesupportedAuracast is available now (not a future technology).
opinionpartially supported