Supporting BLE Audio in your voice communication applications

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Android 13 adds BLE Audio (Bluetooth 5.3) with the LC3 codec and supports bi-directional audio up to 32 kHz, stereo microphone and hearing-aid improvements. The recommended path for VoIP is the Telecom API rather than AudioManager: it handles device states and routing and exposes methods like setAudioRoute and requestBluetoothAudio, and you can check hardware with isLeAudioSupported. LE Audio offers Recording vs Communication modes; devices hit the market within the next year.

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1. 0:00Introduction to LE Audio
2. 1:00LE Audio capabilities
3. 2:30The LC3 codec
4. 3:13Accessibility and modes
5. 4:39Implementation APIs
6. 5:52Telecom API technical guide
7. 8:17Hardware requirements and wrap-up

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