Some phones already had v5 support, but not Pixels. Many headphones from the last few years support it too - here's how to enable it on an updated Pixel phone.
Fun fact: my OnePlus 13 had LHDC 5.0 in Jan 2024. Google’s phones (which are midrange at best) and Samsung’s flagship S series are always behind China’s flagships
Edit: I see. LHDC allows hi-res audio to be streamed to music devices that weren’t made by the same manufacturer as the phone. Until now Google and Samsung have forced standard streaming quality for tech that’s not theirs.
Fun fact: my OnePlus 13 had LHDC 5.0 in Jan 2024. Google’s phones (which are midrange at best) and Samsung’s flagship S series are always behind China’s flagships
Edit: I see. LHDC allows hi-res audio to be streamed to music devices that weren’t made by the same manufacturer as the phone. Until now Google and Samsung have forced standard streaming quality for tech that’s not theirs.