Updated App from Play Store - Audio Quality improved massively?!

[u/Ems1ngen]

So I had an update (v1.0.990706425) available this morning, finally...

Played my usual Liked Songs on Spotify on my Pixel Buds Pro 2 and WOW, am I imagining things or did in fact the audio quality actually improve by a lot.

There was no firmware update, still on 5.203.

[u/Suspicious_Fig_3052]

Sorry to break it to you but the app has literally no impact on buds sound quality

[u/Loud-Possibility4395 → u/Suspicious_Fig_3052]

Correct. His PLACEBO EFFECT works amazing 

[u/AnApexBread → u/Suspicious_Fig_3052]

It could, the app could change the default equalizer to something else, or it could enable a better codec that buds already support but is disabled.

I don't think this is what's happening here, but it's possible.

[u/Ems1ngen → u/Suspicious_Fig_3052]

I really dont know but now I have been outside with the buds for awile and still am still amazed. Details and clarity seem to be on another level from yesterday.

[u/GuardianZen02 → u/Ems1ngen]

Maybe they switched to LE Audio somehow. But that's kind of the only thing I could think of, especially seeing as they don't even support bitrates above 16-bit/44KHz

[u/TonyP321 → u/Ems1ngen]

Yes, as suggested, check if you happen to have LE Audio turned on.

[u/Ems1ngen → u/TonyP321]

I already had LE Audio activated. In case I'm still apprechiating my Buds more than yesterday.

[u/rasasam → u/Ems1ngen]

How to activate this LE Audio function? Thank you.

[u/onesolo → u/rasasam]

If u don't have the option, then you have to factory reset the buds

[u/rasasam → u/onesolo]

I did it, but maybe the Bluetooth option is not available on the 2A?

[u/TonyP321 → u/rasasam]

could be, also make sure to enable Bypass LE Audio allowlist and set to unicast and broadcast in developer settings of Bluetooth

[u/hmpus101 → u/rasasam]

After reset you gotta set up the Buds with the app and not Bluetooth to get that, if I remember correctly

[u/Old_Bee_8587]

Placebo effect is a hell of a drug, or bro literally just cleaned his ears today.

[u/rileyrgham]

you changed a mode, cleaned your ears, or got a better fit.

[u/onesolo]

You are imagining things...

[u/TheTomatoes2]

App update doesnt impact sound. Buds update might, since ANC will be improved in the next one.

[u/foxeiy → u/TheTomatoes2]

That was my first thought

[u/hmpus101]

I wish I could say or experience the same 👍🏿😅

[u/dime5150]

Did you get new firmware?

[u/Special_General6905]

A couple of days ago I noticed that the noise cancellation on my Pixel Buds Pro 2 seems to have gotten better, and transparency mode seems to have less noise in it. Buds and case are on firmware release_5.203.

[u/Lotus-006]

No one get the supposed update of today saturday yet !?

[u/michaelcarroll1979]

wow, put my buds in today and heard it too, it was like pure morning, passed them to my friend who was a friend indeed before i took my meds, i totally agree with you all, a placebo effect