A tablet for the kids and two pairs of Bluetooth headphones. This is the perfect gift for parents who want to be entertained on long car journeys without having to listen to hours of children’s TV shows. Thanks to dual audio from Samsung, that shouldn’t be a problem. Neither does pairing multiple Bluetooth speakers together.
But not every model has this feature. If you bought the extremely popular Galaxy Tab A8, you’re out of luck. Because this and many other models do not support the useful audio splitting technology.
What is dual audio?
Dual audio is a technology from Samsung that allows two listeners to enjoy the same sound – for example from music streaming – on two different Bluetooth headphones or speakers. It is not activated automatically, but must be activated via the Bluetooth settings.
Which Samsung models have dual audio?
Currently dual audio is a real premium feature. And that means it’s only available for Samsung’s premium products. If you own one of the following models, you can use the function:
- Galaxy Note 8 to 20
- Galaxy S8 to S22
- Galaxy Tab S4 to S8
- Galaxy Z Flip 1 to 4 (incl. Bespoke Edition)
- Galaxy Z Fold 1 to 4 (incl. Bespoke Edition)
- Galaxy A53 5G
- Galaxy A52, A52 5G, A52s
- Galaxy A54 5G
Other smartphones, tablets and notebooks from the Samsung product portfolio do not currently support dual audio. Experience reports from the Internet state, however, that the South Koreans later added or removed the function for some devices. This list is therefore not final.
What features do other manufacturers offer?
Other manufacturers offer a comparable function. So you can stream audio from your iPhone to more than one pair of Airpods using the Share Audio feature. However, the supported headphones are exclusively Apple and Beats products that are compatible.
If you want to use a more open system and choose your headphones based on quality instead of brand and supported technology, you should use a smart device with LE Audio and the LC3 codec.
LE stands for Low Energy and is a rather new standard designed for the transmission of sound and information to wearables and headphones. The LC3 codec builds on this and, from Bluetooth version 5.2, enables more than one pair of headphones to be controlled at the same time.
Since the technology is still quite young, the compatible devices are usually newer smartphones and tablets. The Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 and also the Redmi Note 11 are a small selection of devices with LE Audio. However, more will certainly follow.
Also interesting:
In our special “Connecting several Bluetooth speakers with each other” we also present other options for connecting speakers from different manufacturers.
