PulseAudio 11 Debuts with Support for Newer AirPlay Hardware, Bluetooth Goodies

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  • Post Updated: April 3, 2024

The open-source and cross-platform PulseAudio sound system has been updated recently to version 11, a major release adding numerous new features and improvements to the audio to make it sound better on your favorite GNU/Linux distribution.

New features of the PulseAudio 11.0 release include support for newer AirPlay hardware, the implementation of a Bluetooth HFP audio gateway role, which requires the free oFono software project for GSM/UMTS mobile telephony apps, as well as of a Bluetooth HSP headset role.

It also makes it possible for the Bluetooth HSP audio gateway and HFP hands-free unit roles to be enabled at the same time, adds support for the GNU Hurd multi-server microkernel, support for 32-bit apps on 64-bit systems when using the PulseAudio OSS Wrapper padsp, and improves input device handling on Windows systems.

Bluetooth MTU configuration improvements, better latency regulation

The list of cool new features brought by PulseAudio 11.0 … (read more)

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